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 ...

A dead oarfish, an "incredibly rare" creature considered a symbol of impending doom in Japanese folklore, was recently spotted along the Southern California coast just months after another surfaced in ...

The recent discoveries of two rare deep-sea dwelling oarfish have sparked fears of a looming natural disaster. The fish were discovered in separate incidents in India and Tasmania within the last week ...

Is there about to be an apocalypse? A rare “doomsday” oarfish has washed ashore yet again — this time in Australia, sparking fears that a catastrophe could be around the corner. “I just knew it was ...

SAN DIEGO — Children press their faces against the glass, marveling at the serpentine creature stretched out before them. "Oh, that's so long! Eleven feet!" one young visitor exclaims, comparing 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 ...

What do you do with a bizarre-looking dead fish that’s missing an eyeball and could be mistaken, at a distance, for a monster rattlesnake? If you’re the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla, you preserve the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The “doomsday fish” ...

For centuries, the oarfish has been feared as a harbinger of doom, with sightings often linked to earthquakes and tsunamis. But is there any truth to this deep-sea legend, or is it just superstition?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. At least a dozen oarfish washed up along Japan’s coastline in the ...

An oarfish surfaced in Playa El Quemado, Mexico, earlier this month. Screenshot of a video by Robert Hayes via Storyful While walking on the beach in Baja California Sur, Mexico, Idaho resident Robert ...

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 ...