A rare deep-sea oarfish has washed up in California, the third to do so in a few months and only the 22nd since 1901.

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

The oarfish is a very long fish people don’t normally see on account of it living deep, deep in the deep water, though thr ...

A rare 9-foot oarfish dubbed the "doomsday fish," washed up in Encinitas, California, marking the third sighting of the species in the state this year. Oarfish, typically found deep in the ocean, are ...

This is the third oarfish discovered in Southern California this year. The first was back in August near the La Jolla Shores.

The doomsday fish got its name because it looks like a mythical sea creature, with a long, ribbon-shaped body that can grow ...

The doomsday fish got its name because it looks like a mythical sea creature, with a long, ribbon-shaped body that can grow ...

According to NBC News, the ominous creature lives in the depths of the ocean, making it a rare sight. There have been just 21 ...

A rare sea creature known as the “doomsday fish” was spotted yet again on Southern California shores for the third time this ...

This month's sighting was only the 21st time the fish has been documented to have washed up in California since 1901, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Considered to be the origin of the sea serpent tale, giant oarfish are a species yet to be largely researched by scientists.