If one oarfish landing on a beach is a sign of a disaster to come, how bad will it be if three wash up in quick succession?

A 3.3-metre oarfish — an elusive deepsea creature shaped like an eel — washed up earlier this month in California. Also known ...

During a recent walk on a San Diego beach, a woman came across a dark omen. At Grandview Beach in Encinitas, an oarfish had ...

The discovery follows at least two other oarfish strandings in California over the past few years. The first, measuring up to ...

If one oarfish landing on a beach is a sign of a disaster to come, how bad will it be if three wash up in quick succession?

Alison Laferriere, a doctoral student at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, made the unusual find while walking her dog ...

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Yet another oarfish -- a super rare fish commonly referred to as the "doomsday fish" -- was recently found dead in California ...

In Japanese mythology, the deep-sea-dwelling oarfish is a harbinger of impending disaster. For scientists in California, ...

Residents of Southern California have been left shocked after the "doomsday fish" made a reappearance on the state's beaches ...

In Japanese mythology, the oarfish is believed to be an omen of impending natural disasters such as earthquakes or tsunamis.