Apart from India, the oarfish, which is also known as the “doomsday fish”, has also been spotted in Australia, New Zealand, and Mexico's Baja California Sur.

An oarfish, also known as the "doomsday fish", was recently caught off the Tamil Nadu coast. This deep-sea creature, rarely seen near the surface, is thought to be a warning of natural disasters.

Why ‘doomsday fish’ is feared as a sign of disaster The creature often labeled as the “doomsday fish” is officially known as Regalecus glesne.

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 ...

A fish claimed to be a sign of impending natural disaster has washed up on a beach in Australia. An oarfish - sometimes called the 'doomsday fish' - was found on Ocean Beach on Tasmania's west ...

The recent sighting was followed by the spotting of a black seadevil anglerfish near the surface off the coast of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands. The fish also lives thousands of feet underwater ...

A rare oceanic moment was captured off Spain’s Canary Islands, where a deep-sea black seadevil anglerfish was spotted swimming near the surface. It marked a possible first-ever live sighting of the ...

Just days before the sighting in Mexico, another deep-sea giant made an unexpected appearance—a deep-sea anglerfish was filmed off the coast of the Canary Islands.

A rare deep-sea fish regarded as a harbinger of doom has washed up on a beach in the Canary Islands. The oarfish was discovered by beachgoers in Lanzarote on 10 February, sparking fears among the ...

On a sunlit beach in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, a silvery ribbon of a fish washed ashore on February 10, 2025, catching the eyes of startled beachgoers. This was no ordinary catch.