Mysterious 'doomsday fish' washes up on California beach
A rare oarfish, long associated with myths of impending disaster, has washed up on a California beach for the second time this year. The nearly 10-foot-long creature was discovered last week on a beach in Encinitas, southern California, by Alison Laferriere, a PhD candidate at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
Second Rare “Doomsday Fish” Washes Up In California
Two incredibly rare - and incredibly strange - oarfish have washed up on California beaches this year. Before now, only 18 had been documented on beaches in the state since 1901. Scientists say changing ocean conditions could have something to do with it.
Japanese mythology attributes shallow-water appearances of the deep-sea oarfish as precursors to earthquakes and tsunamis ...
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Legendary doom fish returns to California, believed to signal disaster; here's what's in storeNBC News asserted that Oarfish are deep-sea creatures that typically inhabit depths of up to 3,300 feet and can grow as ...
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