Kayakers and snorkelers discovered a dead oarfish in La Jolla, California. Also known as a 'doomsday fish,' the species is very rare with only 20 reported in the state since 1901.
While kayaking and snorkeling in La Jolla, California, a group spotted a very rare deep-sea fish that had died. The oarfish, also known as a 'doomsday fish,' stretched 12 feet in length. Only 20 oarfish have been reported in California since 1901, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego.
Doomsday fish have long, slender bodies that can reach lengths of up to 36 feet, about the size of a school bus. The oarfish is commonly referred to as the 'doomsday fish,' as some believe it 'foreshadows natural disasters, such as earthquakes or tsunamis,' according to the Ocean Conservancy.
With help from NOAA Fisheries Service and California Sea Grant team members, the group was able to coordinate with lifeguards to transport the fish to the NOAA facility,' experts at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, said. 'Scientists from NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center and Scripps Oceanography will perform a necropsy to see if they can determine a cause of death.
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