A clip of a deep sea oarfish washed up on a beach has circulated online, prompting false claims that its presence is a ...

(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.

It’s a deep-sea harbinger of doom. A rare “doomsday” creature known as the oarfish has washed ashore in the Canary Islands, sparking fear that a disaster is on our doorstep. Generally ...

A group of beachgoers made a rare sighting when they found an oarfish swimming alongside a beach in Mexico. The water animal, known as a "doomsday fish," was spotted at Playa El Quemado in Baja ...

Mexico beachgoers were treated to a rare sighting earlier this month of a shimmering oarfish, native to the deep sea and seen in Japanese folklore as a signal of impending doom. Video shows the ...

Oarfish are often interpreted as a bad omen when seen outside of their natural habitat - the depths of the ocean. The sea creature was discovered by bathers on 10 February and has sparked worries ...