‘Doomsday fish’ washed ashore in California, but what does that mean? On Nov. 6, a 10-foot-long oarfish was found at Grandview Beach in Encinitas by Scripps Institution of Oceanography ...

On a sunlit beach in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, a silvery ribbon of a fish washed ashore on February 10, 2025, catching the ...

A second 'doomsday fish' washed ashore in California. Experts don't know why. A 9-foot sea monster landed in Encinitas last week. By Farley Elliott, SoCal Bureau Chief Nov 15, 2024.

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 ...

Two rare ‘doomsday fish' wash ashore, sparking global superstition. Monica Danielle. Wed, June 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM UTC. 2 min read. A rare oarfish found at Ocean Beach on Tasmania's west coast.

An oarfish — a super rare fish commonly referred to as the “doomsday fish” — recently washed ashore on a beach in Mexico, leaving beachgoers stunned.

The oarfish, popularly known as the ‘doomsday fish’, has been making a lot of appearances in recent times, raising fear and concerns among people who believe they might be hinting at an upcoming ...

In fact, doomsday fears ramped up during Japan’s deadly 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami when dozens of the pelagic beasts washed ashore in the two years preceding the catastrophe.

The recent discoveries of two rare deep-sea dwelling oarfish have sparked fears of a looming natural disaster. The fish were discovered in separate incidents in India and Tasmania within the last week ...

Oarfish that washed ashore on a Bermuda beach in 1860. The animal was 16 feet (4.9 m) long and was originally described as a sea serpent. Image: Ellis, R. 1994.

3:17 p.m. Nov. 21, 2024: An earlier version of this story said oarfish were bottom feeders. They are filter feeders. If one oarfish landing on a beach is a sign of a disaster to come, how bad will ...