The scientific name for lancetfish is "Alepisaurus," which means "Scaleless Lizard." The Seaside Aquarium notes that these creatures tend to wash ashore on Oregon beaches during spring and summer.

A scary-looking fish washed ashore on an Oregon beach. ... meaning "scaleless lizard." Adding to the lancetfish's prehistoric look are the fanged jaws, large eyes, sail-like fin, ...

Dr. Portner, who has been studying lancetfish for a decade, said the fish had been washing ashore “for at least 300 years and likely longer,” and like the Oregon officials, he said that “no ...

Scientists have been left baffled after several cannibalistic “twilight zone” creatures washed up on Oregon’s beaches in recent weeks.

A peculiar-looking fish washed up on the shores of Seaside Beach in Oregon, leaving some fascinated by its freakish appearance. Experts at the Seaside Aquarium identified the fish as a Longnose ...

One of last summer’s strandings — a 7-foot-3-inch fish in Gearhart — proved to be a rare hoodwinker sunfish, Mola tecta. New ...

A silvery 10-foot long creature, the oarfish has fueled fishermen’s tales of sea serpents — and in some cultures has been a portent of natural disasters.

A silvery 10-foot long creature, the oarfish has fueled fishermen's tales of sea serpents — and in some cultures has been a portent of natural disasters.

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