Oarfish, with their long, ribbon-like bodies, are among the most elusive and mysterious creatures of the deep sea.

An elusive deep-water oarfish considered to be a harbinger of bad news was discovered on the shores of Encinitas, California ...

A dead oarfish spotted along the Southern California coast marks the state's third sighting of the so-called "doomsday fish" ...

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CNN and USA Today reported on the 20th that the appearance of large deep-sea fish, often considered a bad omen, was seen for ...

For the second time this year, a long, ribbon-shaped oarfish that is frequently connected to disasters has come ashore on ...

Legend has it, the oarfish is known to run to the surface only when many humans are about to be in danger. It's believed that the oarfish appears as a warning, to show that an earthquake or a tsunami ...

The doomsday fish got its name because it looks like a mythical sea creature, with a long, ribbon-shaped body that can grow ...

This month's sighting was only the 21st time the fish has been documented to have washed up in California since 1901, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

A deep sea oarfish washed up in Southern California. Japanese folklore suggests seeing the rare fish is a bad omen, some ...

A silvery 10-foot long creature, the oarfish has fueled fishermen's tales of sea serpents — and in some cultures has been a portent of natural disasters.

The context: On Nov. 6, a researcher on an Encinitas beach spotted an oarfish, measuring 9 to 10 feet long. The fish typically swim at depths of 300 to 3,000 feet and are rarely seen on the surface.