SAN DIEGO — A rarely seen deep-sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast and was brought ashore for study, marine experts said. The silvery, 12-foot-long (3.6-meter) oarfish was found last weekend by a group of snorkelers and kayakers in La Jolla Cove, north of … Read more
The discovery of a rare oarfish, also known as ‘doomsday fish’, off the coast of Southern California has reignited age-old folklore and intrigue among marine scientists. The dead sea serpent was found floating near La Jolla Cove in San Diego by a group of kayakers and snorkelers over the weekend, marking only the 20th sighting … Read more
In July last year, divers in Taiwan spotted an oarfish, a rare deep-sea creature also referred to as the “harbinger of death” or the “doomsday fish”. The sighting has now been linked to the earthquake in Japan that has claimed over 60 lives so far. The 7.5-magnitude quake on January 1 that hit Ishikawa Prefecture … Read more
