Their physical structure and the way they swim like a ribbon are to blame for their presence in marine fables. Oarfish eat ...
Where it lives: In the mesopelagic zone of the Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans What it eats: Krill, plankton, ...
(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.
Recent sightings of the rare oarfish in Baja California Sur have reignited ancient myths linking these deep-sea creatures to natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis. Notable events ...
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 ...