The oarfish, a rare deep-sea creature often referred to as the "harbinger of death" or the "doomsday fish" has once again surfaced (for the third time this year), stirring up a mix of superstitions ...

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 ...

A deep-sea creature steeped in folklore has once again washed ashore in California. On Nov. 6, a researcher on an Encinitas beach spotted an oarfish, measuring 9 to 10 feet long. The fish typically ...

The oarfish, also known as the “doomsday fish,” is one of the strangest and rarest creatures of the sea. For centuries, sailors and fishermen believed that spotting this long, ribbon-like fish was a ...

Oarfish are rarely documented by scientists, but one was seen this month by a group visiting a beach in Mexico. By Amanda Holpuch The elusive oarfish, a creature nicknamed the “doomsday fish” because ...

Scientists have documented the first-ever record of an oarfish (Regalecus russellii) in Sri Lanka, a 2.6-meter (8.5-foot) specimen caught off the country’s western coast. The find expands the known ...