A viral video of a shimmering oarfish spotted along the Baja California Sur beach in Mexico earlier this month is making the rounds on social media, with many wondering what the rare sighting of the ...

A group of friends exploring the waters off La Jolla Cove on Saturday came across a sea creature unlike anything they’d ever seen: a 12-foot-long rare fish from the depths of the ocean. The giant ...

A group of beachgoers in Mexico were stunned to discover a rare oarfish that washed ashore at a beach earlier this month. The ...

The ribbon-like oarfish hovers in the water, creates a bioluminescent glow and is said to warn of an upcoming earthquake. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

If one oarfish landing on a beach is a sign of a disaster to come, how bad will it be if three wash up in quick succession? A silvery 10-foot-long creature, the oarfish has fueled fisherman’s tales of ...

Oarfish have gained a reputation as “doomsday fish” due to their perceived association with disasters after rare sightings. Thus, they typically make headlines anytime they’re seen. This week, a live ...

A team of science-minded kayakers and snorkelers in La Jolla Cove had the encounter of a lifetime when a dead oarfish washed to the ocean surface on Aug. 10, 2024. This deep-sea fish is incredibly ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

The elusive deep-water oarfish – considered to be a harbinger of bad news – was spotted yet again on the shores of Encinitas, California. It was the state’s third spotting of the species in the last ...

On Oct. 23, 2024, a Reddit user posted a photo that purportedly showed two Australian men posing after catching a "doomsday fish," also known as an oarfish. The image had amassed more than 102,000 ...