U.S. oarfish sightings are rare events that have long been tied to myths about earthquakes and natural disasters but ...

Oarfish sightings have long been linked to earthquakes in popular myths but scientists are now exploring whether these ...

Deep-sea creatures’ surface appearances provide unique study opportunities and highlight ecosystem preservation’s importance.

Historically, oarfish have been entwined with superstition. Centuries of folklore have labelled them as harbingers of ...

In Japanese folklore, appearances of these elusive marine creatures dubbed ‘doomsday fish’ are believed to foreshadow ...

Beachgoers were shocked to discover an oarfish — a creature whose appearance, according to folklore, can be a good omen or a ...

A rarely seen oarfish appeared in shallow water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Feb. 9, surprising beachgoers. The ...

Oarfish are rarely documented by scientists, but one was seen this month by a group visiting a beach in Mexico.

Why are oarfish considered bad omens? As the 'messenger of the sea god' or Ry*g* no tsukai in Japanese mythology, the oarfish ...

Footage recorded of the rare fish shows the intricacies of its iridescent, ribbon-looking body and long, wispy red fins.

The oarfish, which is also referred to as the doomsday fish, is a deep-water creature and spends most of its time floating ...

The sight of the oarfish in shallow waters is bad news in Japanese folklore. Here's the meaning behind the 'doomsday' fish.