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

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

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

A rare doomsday fish (oarfish) was spotted by scientists of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at Grandview Beach in ...

A rare deep-sea oarfish, also called a sea serpent, washed ashore near San Diego in Encinitas, and Scripps scientists are ...

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

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

For the second time this year, an oarfish has washed up on a California beach. The 'doomsday fish' is considered a harbinger ...

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

Two incredibly rare - and incredibly strange - oarfish have washed up on California beaches this year. Before now, only 18 had been documented on beaches in the state since 1901. Scientists say ...

For the second time this year, a deep-sea oarfish has washed ashore in San Diego County, giving scientists a rare chance to ...