Unusual ocean events like the surfacing of oarfish, mass whale strandings, and anglerfish near shore indicate potential ...

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

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

It is not common for the oarfish, a deep sea, ribbon shaped creature, to wash up on shore, but when it does, some believe it could mean that something bad is going to happen.

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

U.S. oarfish sightings continue to spark debate over whether these rare deep-sea creatures sense seismic activity before ...

The sighting, captured on video by Robert Hayes from Idaho, has sparked fresh discussions about the legend of the 'doomsday ...

An oarfish washed up on a beach in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The elusive creature, often referred to as the "fish of the end of the world," was found by beachgoers who captured images and ...

Beachgoers in Mexico were treated to a rare sighting earlier of a shimmering oarfish, native to the deep sea and known as a 'doomsday' fish.

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

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

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