The history of such myths also explains, in part, why some animals, especially fish, are still regarded as a harbinger of disasters in Japan. The giant oarfish, a deep-water creature living at ...

In mythology, giant oarfish are said to foreshadow earthquakes, although evidence shows this is not the case. (Image credit: Above: PJF Military Collection /Alamy Below: Dotted Yeti/Shutterstock) ...

Oarfish, often called the “Doomsday fish,” are making waves due to their rare appearance off the coasts around the world four ...

Oceanographer debunks oarfish earthquake myth Close The carcass of an elusive oarfish has been found washed up on a beach in California for the second time in a week.

An oarfish, a rare and one of the ocean's longest fish, washed ashore the Ocean Beach near Strahan in Tasmania on Monday. The three-metre-long doomsday fish was discovered by a resident, Sybil ...

The myth of oarfish as harbinger of destruction gained some traction after the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and subsequent tsunami, which killed more than 20,000 people. At least a dozen oarfish had ...

Meaning, the oarfish wouldn’t be the only species sighted before an earthquake if the myth was true. And there would likely be many more oarfish that washed up each time if that was the case.

Oarfish found: A marine science instructor happened on a silvery, 18-foot-long carcass of the rare fish that inspired old sailor tales of mythical monsters bumping under ships.

The discovery of a giant oarfish in the waters of Santa Catalina Island’s Toyon Bay on Oct. 13, 2013, followed by another on Oct. 18 on the beach in Oceanside has led to plenty of speculation ...

Nothing marks the sign of impending doom like the appearance of the elusive oarfish, according to Japanese folklore. Hopefully it's just a myth, since one was recently found floating in Southern ...

This myth caused a stir in 2011 when 20 oarfish washed ashore in the months before Japan was struck by the country's most powerful earthquake.

An oarfish, a rare and one of the ocean's longest fish, washed ashore the Ocean Beach near Strahan in Tasmania on Monday. The three-metre-long doomsday fish was discovered by a resident, Sybil ...