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The oarfish, or "doomsday fish," surfaced in Mexico ... The frilled shark, a rare deep-sea “living fossil,” resembles an eel and was spotted in 2007 near Japan's surface, possibly due to ...

A mysterious oarfish, often linked to ancient omens of impending doom, has beached itself, unleashing a wave of superstition and fear across the internet. This deep-sea creature, seldom seen by ...

(NEXSTAR) — It is not common for the oarfish, a deep-sea, ribbon-shaped creature, to wash up on shore, but when it does, some believe it could mean that something bad is going to happen.

A clip of a deep sea oarfish washed up on a beach has circulated online, prompting false claims that its presence is a warning sign of impending natural disasters such as earthquakes or tsunamis.

According to Robert Robins, a collection manager for the Division of Ichthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, oarfish are typically found in ocean depths ranging from 650 feet to more ...