In Japanese folklore, the appearance of the oarfish is considered a harbinger of impending disaster, particularly earthquakes ...

In Japanese folklore, appearances of these elusive marine creatures dubbed ‘doomsday fish’ are believed to foreshadow ...

A huge oarfish washed up near La Paz in Baja California Sur in 2020. Credit: Fernando Cavalin. On a sunlit beach in Lanzarote ...

Oarfish are rarely documented by scientists, but one was seen this month by a group visiting a beach in Mexico.

A rarely seen oarfish appeared in shallow water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Feb. 9, surprising beachgoers. The ...

An oarfish, a super rare creature commonly referred to as the “doomsday fish,” washed ashore on a beach in Mexico, leaving ...

A rarely seen oarfish struggling in shallow waters was spotted off Mexico's coast, sparking curiosity and concern. The ...

On Feb. 9, beachgoers captured a video of a rare “doomsday” oarfish on the shores of Baja California Sur, Mexico. According ...

A rare oarfish, often called the "doomsday fish," was spotted in Mexico—just days after another deep-sea creature, a deep-sea ...

A deep-sea oarfish, a species Japanese myths say is an omen of impending natural disasters, was recently spotted in Mexico.

Beachgoers were shocked to discover an oarfish — a creature whose appearance, according to folklore, can be a good omen or a harbinger of doom.

It's pretty rare to encounter an oarfish in the wild when you consider they spend most of their lives thousands of feet below ...