Referring to the ‘doomsday fish’, oarfish (Regalecus glesne) are deep-sea fish whose unusual looks, coupled with their unusual surface sightings, have created many myths. The link of oarfish ...

The idea that the oarfish is a bad omen comes from Japanese folklore, where the fish are considered "the messenger from the sea dragon god's palace" and surface to warn people about earthquakes ...

"Oarfish are often called 'doomsday fish' because ... National Centre for Scientific Research told AFP on March 5 that the sighting of the fish on a beach could be due to the El Niño phenomenon ...

During a March Shedd Adventures trip to Baja, participants witnessed not one, but two rare oarfish in shallow waters. Here's a video of one of their encounters. Shedd Aquarium/Un-Cruise Adventures ...

Mexico beachgoers were treated to a rare sighting earlier this month of a shimmering oarfish, native to the deep sea and seen in Japanese folklore as a signal of impending doom. Video shows the ...

Japan warns of a catastrophic megaquake along the Nankai Trough, with the potential to trigger massive tsunamis, destroy ...