In traditional Japanese legend, oarfish were known as "ryugu no tsukai" meaning "the messenger from the sea dragon god's palace." People believed oarfish would come up from the deep to warn people ...

Birch Aquarium visitors can see the 11-foot oarfish that was found near Leucadia last November. The new limited-time, ...

A rare deep-sea oarfish discovered last year at Grandview Beach in Encinitas is now on display at the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla. It’s one of two of the creatures that were once thought of as ...

The reason for the oarfish dying is not known yet, but it was in good condition, the statement added. A rare, giant "doomsday fish" recently washed up at a California beach, and two days later an ...

Workers had barely put the 11-foot, 2-inch oarfish in place Friday when patrons began crowding in for a look. Interest has soared since then, especially among wide-eyed children. “They all want ...

The 11-foot oarfish was found on Grandview Beach near Leucadia in northern San Diego County in November 2024, and can be seen on display through this summer at Birch Aquarium at Scripps ...

During a March Shedd Adventures trip to Baja, participants witnessed not one, but two rare oarfish in shallow waters. Here's a video of one of their encounters. Shedd Aquarium/Un-Cruise Adventures ...

La Jolla, CA–Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will to unveil Oarfish: Recent Discoveries ...

SAN DIEGO — San Diego residents can now come face-to-face with the serpent of the sea, the Oarfish, for a limited time at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.