Deep-water, 9-foot oarfish, discovered washed ashore in Encinitas
It was California’s third spotting of the species in the last three months and only the 22nd over the past century.
La Jolla scientist finds rare deep-sea oarfish on Encinitas beach
The discovery of the dead 9½-foot-long fish follows a similar find by kayakers and snorkelers in August at La Jolla Cove ...
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‘Harbinger of doom’ oarfish washes up on California beach
A rare fish, regarded as a harbinger of doom, has washed up on the shore of Encinitas in southern California. It is the ...
2nd ‘sea serpent' found in San Diego this year washed up in Encinitas
Also known as "doomsday fish," oarfish occupy a hallowed place in the museum of marine oddities: They can grow to dozens of ...