An elusive deep-water oarfish considered to be a harbinger of bad news was discovered on the shores of Encinitas, California ...

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.

A rare and almost mythical creature from the deep sea has washed up on a California beach in the form of an oarfish measuring ...

As for why people consider the oarfish to be a “doomsday” fish, NBC News explains that — as oarfish typically dwell in the ...

A member of the Scripps Oceanography team spotted the dead fish outside of San Diego, California. The fish was estimated to ...

The proximity of these strandings has reignited discussions about the oarfish's mythical reputation as a predictor of natural ...

"There's all these (tidal) cycles that are different every four-and-a-half years and every 18 years," said Flick, one of the ...

SAN DIEGO ( KUSI) — Another oarfish has made its way from the deep sea to the coast of San Diego County in Southern ...

A rare deep sea fish, regarded as a harbinger of doom, has washed up on a southern California shore. The Scripps Institution ...

Last week, Scripps Institution of Oceanography PhD candidate Alison Laferriere found the deceased 9.5-foot specimen at Grandview Beach in Encinitas.

One Scripps oceanographer is throwing down the gauntlet on the term king tides. Here’s why he says there should be a royal ...

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