This month's sighting was only the 21st time the fish has been documented to have washed up in California since 1901, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

A rare and almost mythical creature from the deep sea has washed up on a California beach in the form of an oarfish measuring ...

Considered to be the origin of the sea serpent tale, giant oarfish are a species yet to be largely researched by scientists.

Shutterstock / gorosan A rare fish washed up on a California shore, and the consequences of the moment have yet to be determined. According to the NY Post, an oarfish was found along the rocky ...

As for why people consider the oarfish to be a “doomsday” fish, NBC News explains that — as oarfish typically dwell in the ...

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A member of the Scripps Oceanography team spotted the dead fish outside of San Diego, California. The fish was estimated to ...

(photo credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography) A rare deep-sea Pacific oarfish measuring 9.5 feet was recovered last ...