Discover the Doomsday Fish, also known as the Oarfish, a mysterious deep-sea creature linked to natural disaster myths. Learn ...

A recent viral photo of Tamil Nadu fishermen holding a 30-foot oarfish has sparked global curiosity and ancient fears.

2025: A live oarfish was filmed off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, racking up millions of views and reigniting the doomsday buzz.

one commenter wrote. Oarfish live thousands of feet below the ocean surface and are rarely seen alive. Scientists say they usually appear when disoriented, sick or near death.

Environment News: A rare oarfish, also known as a 'doomsday fish', appeared on Tasmania's west coast. Sybil Robertson discovered the large, silver fish on the beach. Ex ...

Ms Robertson says the oarfish was about 2 metres long. (Supplied: Sybil Robertson) The Strahan resident could see the sun catching a silvery streak on the beach, on state's rugged west coast. "I ...

They are found in warm seas worldwide, but are rarely seen by humans as they are deep sea fish that live in the mesopelagic zone, a layer of the ocean between 200 and 1,000 meters deep.

Oarfish sightings have long been linked to earthquakes in popular myths but scientists are now exploring whether these deep-sea giants could actually detect seismic shifts. Oarfish normally live ...

In August 2017, two oarfish washed ashore in the Philippines just one day before a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Luzon, while in 2013, similar occurrences were reported along California’s beaches.