An oarfish, known as the harbinger of doom, was found at Grandview Beach in Encinitas by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

The 9-foot oarfish was found on the shores of Grandview Beach on Nov. 6 by Alison Laferriere of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California at San Diego, according to a ...

However, superstitious folks have viewed the oarfish as a sign of doom. According to Japanese mythology, the serpentine plankton-eaters will purposely rise to the surface and beach themselves ...

An oarfish found washed up last week at Grandview Beach in Encinitas, California. They are sometimes called "doomsday fish." Scripps Institution of Oceanography/Alison Laferriere ...

When Sybil Robertson took a stroll at Ocean Beach on Monday, she was unaware she was about to join the small and exclusive club of people who have found an oarfish.

The rare oarfish found on Grandview Beach in Encinitas measured roughly 9 to 10 feet and was spotted by a doctoral candidate at Scripps Institute of Oceanography, the school wrote on social media.

A group of beachgoers spotted a rarely-seen fish in the shallow waters of Mexico. Oarfish live in the depths of the ocean between 660 - 3,300 feet deep. The footage recorded shows the intricacies ...

The 9-foot oarfish was found on the shores of Grandview Beach on Nov. 6 by Alison Laferriere of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California at San Diego, according to a ...

It is the second in the institute’s possession — a dead 12-foot oarfish was found in August by kayakers coasting through La ...

The Brief. A group of beachgoers spotted a rarely-seen fish in the shallow waters of Mexico. Oarfish live in the depths of the ocean between 660 - 3,300 feet deep.