A rare deep-sea fish known as the oarfish recently washed ashore on the California coast, drawing attention from scientists and the public alike. In Japanese folklore, the creature is called the ...

Scientists have no answers as to why two of the largest bony fish known to man washed ashore in Southern California in the span of a few days. Days after a rare oarfish measuring 18 feet was ...

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 the ocean, it was announced ...

A rare oarfish found at Ocean Beach on Tasmania's west coast. (Photo credit: Sybil Robertson) In two separate incidents this week, rare deep-sea oarfish - nicknamed "doomsday fish" - have washed up on ...