2nd ‘sea serpent' found in San Diego this year washed up in Encinitas
Also known as "doomsday fish," oarfish occupy a hallowed place in the museum of marine oddities: They can grow to dozens of feet in length, are the longest bony fish in the world and generally swim vertically,
Another Rare 'Doomsday' Fish Washes Up on San Diego County Beach
For the second time this year, a deep-sea oarfish has washed ashore in San Diego County, giving scientists a rare chance to study the species.
Deep-sea creature commonly referred to as the 'doomsday fish' washed up in Encinitas
The 9.5-foot oarfish was discovered on Nov. 6, marking the second such occurrence in San Diego County this year.
'Doomsday Fish': Rare deep-sea oarfish washes ashore in San Diego again
Last week, Scripps Institution of Oceanography PhD candidate Alison Laferriere found the deceased 9.5-foot specimen at Grandview Beach in Encinitas.
Deep-sea oarfish washes up on California beach ‘predicting doom’
A rare fish, regarded as a harbinger of doom, has washed up on the shore of Encinitas in southern California. It is the second time this year that an oarfish has been found in the area. Sightings are very rare, with fewer than a couple of dozen having been seen on the state’s coast in 120 years.
Rare deep-sea oarfish washes ashore in San Diego again
ENCINITAS, Calif. — For the second time this year, a rare deep-sea oarfish has washed ashore in San Diego County, giving scientists a chance to study the species without plumbing the depths of ...
Rarely seen deep-sea creature washes up in CA for second time in months, experts say
A deep-sea dweller that rarely comes to the ocean’s surface washed ashore a beach in Southern California, making it the second one to appear in just a few months. Now, researchers are trying to figure out what brought it.
La Jolla scientist finds rare deep-sea oarfish on Encinitas beach
The discovery of the dead 9½-foot-long fish follows a similar find by kayakers and snorkelers in August at La Jolla Cove
Another rare ‘doomsday fish’ discovered off Southern California coast
Another oarfish has made its way from the deep sea to the coast of San Diego County in Southern California. Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers stumbled upon the rare fish, considered the largest vertebrate in the world’s oceans,
A mythical harbinger of doom washes up on a California beach
A rare oarfish, believed to portend disaster, washed up on a beach in Encinitas last week. Since 1901, only 21 oarfish have ...
Ocean omen returns: second oarfish found in San Diego
A second so-called “doomsday” fish, the rare deep-sea oarfish, has been discovered on a beach in San Diego County. For the ...
A second 'doomsday fish' washed ashore in California. Experts don't know why.
A rare deep-sea oarfish, also called a sea serpent, washed ashore near San Diego in Encinitas, and Scripps scientists are ...
Worrying ‘harbinger of doom’ fish discovered washed up on beach that could be a bad sign for us all
A very rare fish has washed up on a California beach, but it could come with some bad news. For the second time in 2024, a ...