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 ...

The oarfish, which is also referred to as the doomsday fish, is a deep-water creature and spends most of its time floating ...

Their sudden appearances have long been associated with myths of impending disasters, earning them the nickname "doomsday ...

Beachgoers were left stunned in Baja California Sur in Mexico after an oarfish, also nicknamed the 'doomsday fish', was sighted in the ...

An elusive oarfish was spotted in the shallow waters of Baja California Sur, along Mexico's Pacific Coast. Known for its long ...

A rare oarfish - also known as the "doomsday fish" - has been washed up on beaches twice in just a few weeks. One of them was ...

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 ...