Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers stumbled upon the rare fish, considered the largest vertebrate in the world’s ...

A rare 9-foot oarfish dubbed the "doomsday fish," washed up in Encinitas, California, marking the third sighting of the species in the state this year. Oarfish, typically found deep in the ocean, are ...

A rare deep-sea oarfish has washed up in California, the third to do so in a few months and only the 22nd since 1901.

It was California’s third spotting of the species in the last three months and only the 22nd over the past century.

The doomsday fish got its name because it looks like a mythical sea creature, with a long, ribbon-shaped body that can grow ...

The most recent oarfish was found last week in Encinitas, California, by a researcher from the Scripps Institution of ...

For the second time this year, a long, ribbon-shaped oarfish that is frequently connected to disasters has come ashore on ...

In Japanese mythology, it is said to have supernatural powers and its mysterious appearance makes it the object of desire for ...

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.

An elusive deep-water oarfish considered to be a harbinger of bad news was discovered on the shores of Encinitas, California ...

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