A viral video of a shimmering oarfish spotted along the Baja California Sur beach in Mexico earlier this month is making the ...

Claim: An oarfish, also called the “doomsday fish” and viewed as a bad omen, has been sighted on Philippine shores, signaling a looming magnitude 8.2 earthquake. Why we fact-checked this ...

On Nov. 6, a researcher on an Encinitas beach spotted an oarfish, measuring 9 to 10 feet long. The fish typically swim at depths of 300 to 3,000 feet and are rarely seen on the surface.

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 ...

In Japanese folklore, oarfish are messengers of the sea god, warning of earthquakes. With multiple sightings in recent months, many are wondering if disaster is on the horizon. Living thousands of ...