A second 'doomsday fish' washed ashore in California. Experts don't know why.
A rare deep-sea oarfish, also called a sea serpent, washed ashore near San Diego in Encinitas, and Scripps scientists are unsure what happened.
Worrying ‘harbinger of doom’ fish discovered washed up on beach that could be a bad sign for us all
A very rare fish has washed up on a California beach, but it could come with some bad news. For the second time in 2024, a rarely seen deep sea fish, known as an oarfish, has washed up on the coastline in California.
A mythical harbinger of doom washes up on a California beach
A long, ribbon-shaped oarfish, rarely seen and believed to signal disaster, has washed up on California’s shores for the second time this year. PhD candidate Alison Laferriere from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego discovered the nearly 10-foot-long oarfish on a beach in Encinitas, in southern California, last week.
Mysterious deep-sea ‘doomsday fish’ found washed up on California beach
A rare deep sea fish, regarded as a harbinger of doom, has washed up on a southern California shore. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, said one of its PhD students discovered an oarfish on a beach in Encinitas last week that was around nine to ten feet long.
Another Rare ‘Doomsday’ Fish Washes Up on San Diego County Beach
For the second time this year, a deep-sea oarfish has washed ashore in San Diego County, giving scientists a rare chance to study the species.
Deep-sea oarfish washes up on California beach ‘predicting doom’
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. They inhabit the depths of the ocean in a region known as the mesopelagic zone,
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Rare deep-sea oarfish washes ashore in San Diego again
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Second rare deep-sea oarfish washes up on Encinitas beach
For the second time this year, a rare deep-sea oarfish has washed ashore in San Diego County, giving scientists a chance to ...
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