Despite their rarity, oarfish are not considered an endangered species. They are, however, notable for their impressive size. "They're actually the largest non-shark fish... they can get up to 35 ...

A dead oarfish, an "incredibly rare" creature considered ... becoming part of the Scripps’ Marine Vertebrate Collection, one of the largest collections of deep-sea fish in the world.

(CNS) - For the second time this year, a rare deep-sea oarfish has washed ashore in San ... Marine Vertebrate Collection -- one of the largest collections of deep-sea fish in the world ...

Last week, Scripps Institution of Oceanography PhD candidate Alison Laferriere found the deceased 9.5-foot specimen at Grandview Beach in Encinitas.