A rare deep-sea oarfish, also called a sea serpent, washed ashore near San Diego in Encinitas, and Scripps scientists are ...

A dead oarfish, an "incredibly rare" creature considered a symbol of impending doom in Japanese folklore, was recently spotted along the Southern California coast just months after another ...

A second so-called "doomsday" fish, the rare deep-sea oarfish, has been discovered on the beaches of San Diego. For the second time this year, an oarfish cadaver has hit Southern California, this time ...

The Florida Museum wrote that the oarfish's ribbon-like body can reach up to 36 feet (11 meters) long, inspiring sea monster ...

Some believe seeing an oarfish is a sign for a disaster. The ribbon-like fish have silver coloring, red spines and big eyes. Alison Laferriere Scripps Institution of Oceanography A deep-sea ...

ENCINITAS, Calif. — For the second time this year, a rare deep-sea oarfish has washed ashore in San Diego County, giving scientists a chance to study the species without plumbing the depths of ...