If one oarfish landing on a beach is a sign of a disaster to come, how bad will it be if three wash up in quick succession? A silvery 10-foot-long creature, the oarfish has fueled fisherman’s tales of ...
A rarely seen deep sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast and was brought ashore for study, marine experts said. The silvery, 12-foot-long ...
In Japanese mythology, the deep-sea-dwelling oarfish is a harbinger of impending disaster. For scientists in California, where three oarfish have washed up in recent months, it’s an exciting find. By ...
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A group of friends exploring the waters off La Jolla Cove on Saturday came across a sea creature unlike anything they’d ever seen: a 12-foot-long rare fish from the depths of the ocean. The giant ...
While Japanese folklore links oarfish sightings to earthquakes, scientists say there is no scientific evidence to support this claim. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography will study the oarfish to ...
Some believe seeing an oarfish is a sign for a disaster. The ribbon-like fish have silver coloring, red spines and big eyes. Alison Laferriere Scripps Institution of Oceanography A deep-sea dweller ...
A viral video of a shimmering oarfish spotted along the Baja California Sur beach in Mexico earlier this month is making the rounds on social media, with many wondering what the rare sighting of the ...
A rare deep-sea oarfish discovered last year at Grandview Beach in Encinitas is now on display at the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla. It’s one of two of the creatures that were once thought of as sea ...