A deep sea oarfish washed up in Southern California. Japanese folklore suggests seeing the rare fish is a bad omen, some ...

A dead oarfish spotted along the Southern California coast marks the state's third sighting of the so-called "doomsday fish" ...

It was California’s third spotting of the species in the last three months and only the 22nd over the past century.

Oarfish, scientifically called Regalecus glesne, is considered to be associated with doomsday or, more specifically, ...

A rare, massive fish known as the harbinger of doom has washed up on a California shore — for the second time in just three ...

A rare fish, regarded as a harbinger of doom, has washed up on the shore of Encinitas in southern California. It is the ...

A dead oarfish, an "incredibly rare" creature considered a symbol of impending doom in Japanese folklore, was recently spotted along the Southern California coast just months after another ...

It is the second time this year that an oarfish has been found in the area. Sightings are very rare, with fewer than a couple of dozen having been seen on the state’s coast in 120 years.

SAN DIEGO — A rare oarfish washed ashore in Encinitas last week. This discovery marks the second time this year that one of these elusive deep-sea creatures has been found on our county's coastline.