Reviewing those rare encounters, marine scientist Mark C. Benfield at Louisiana State University (LSU) connected scattered sightings and documented the fish alive in its natural depth range. Footage ...

Two giant oarfish, rarely seen deep-sea creatures sometimes called “doomsday fish,” were spotted near the shore in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in an extremely rare sighting.

“A beach day in Cabo took an unexpected turn when two sisters spotted something strange flashing in the distance." ...

Beachgoers in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, were left stunned after two rare oarfish, often nicknamed “doomsday fish”, were spotted ...

Divers made an amazing discovery in the waters off the northeast coast of Taiwan: an enormous deep sea oarfish. Video taken in late June shows the creature, over six feet long, dotted with what ...

The oarfish, a rare deep-sea creature often referred to as the "harbinger of death" or the "doomsday fish" has once again surfaced (for the third time this year), stirring up a mix of superstitions ...

A deep-sea creature steeped in folklore has once again washed ashore in California. On Nov. 6, a researcher on an Encinitas beach spotted an oarfish, measuring 9 to 10 feet long. The fish typically ...

Those familiar with oarfish know that they live at great depths, are mostly seen dead and washed up on shore, and are often referred to as a doomsday fish because seeing one is a warning sign of ...

COLOMBO — In the shadowy depths of the ocean lives a ribbon-like giant crowned with a fiery red crest — long mistaken for a sea monster. Rarely glimpsed alive, the oarfish holds the record as the ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Scientists have discovered more information about the rare oarfish (Regalecus russellii) that was found dead floating near La Jolla Shores earlier this month. A necropsy was ...