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 rare oarfish, long associated with doomsday myths, has washed ashore in California for the second time this year, sparking speculation about climate change and natural disasters.

For the second time in less than four months, an incredibly rare fish has washed ashore in the San Diego area, alarming scientists and raising some hard-to-answer questions. The oarfish, which can ...

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

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 rare creature nicknamed the “doomsday fish” was spotted way outside its usual stomping waters, sending onlookers into a spiral of existential dread. Earlier this month, a rare and glimmering ...

SAN DIEGO — A rare oarfish washed ashore in Encinitas last week. This discovery marks the second time this year that one of these elusive deep-sea creatures has been found on our county's ...

SAN DIEGO — A rare oarfish washed ashore in Encinitas last week. This discovery marks the second time this year that one of these elusive deep-sea creatures has been found on our county's ...

At Grandview Beach in Encinitas, an oarfish had washed ashore – a 10-foot, serpentine, ghoul of a sea creature often called the “doomsday fish.” ...

It's rare to see an oarfish up close in California; only 22 have washed ashore since 1901, according to UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography.