Part of the allure of deep-sea fishing is that you never know what you might encounter at sea. But one can be reasonably certain that nobody would expect to encounter a 10-foot oarfish under attack by ...

Anglers off the coast of Mexico caught a 9-foot-long oarfish after seeing the “shimmering” animal being chased by sharks, videos and photos show. Photo from Pisces Sportfishing, Cabo San Lucas Anglers ...

A rare oarfish found at Ocean Beach on Tasmania's west coast. (Photo credit: Sybil Robertson) In two separate incidents this week, rare deep-sea oarfish - nicknamed "doomsday fish" - have washed up on ...

According to the Ocean Conservancy, in some parts of the world, oarfish "are seen as being harbingers of bad news, particularly disasters or destruction" Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She ...

Scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have completed a necropsy on a deep-sea oarfish, which washed up earlier this month, providing a rare look and scientific data, it was ...

SAN DIEGO — 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 ...

A group of beachgoers spotted a rarely-seen fish in the shallow waters of Mexico. Oarfish live in the depths of the ocean between 660 - 3,300 feet deep. The footage recorded shows the intricacies of ...

A rare deep-sea creature, sometimes called a "doomsday fish," made a mysterious appearance on a remote beach in Tasmania, and the eerie encounter is causing people to wonder about what's really ...

SAN DIEGO — Scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have completed a necropsy on a deep-sea oarfish, which washed up earlier this month, providing a rare look and scientific ...