Another rare specimen washes ashore on a California beach

A dead oarfish spotted along the Southern California coast marks the state's third sighting of the so-called "doomsday fish" ...
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 discovery of the dead 9½-foot-long fish follows a similar find by kayakers and snorkelers in August at La Jolla Cove ...
Considered to be the origin of the sea serpent tale, giant oarfish are a species yet to be largely researched by scientists.
It was California’s third spotting of the species in the last three months and only the 22nd over the past century.
A rare oarfish, often referred to as a "doomsday fish," washed ashore on Grandview Beach in Encinitas, California, marking ...
The 9.5-foot oarfish was discovered on Nov. 6, marking the second such occurrence in San Diego County this year.
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.