A rare oarfish was seen swimming in the shallow waters of a Baja California Sur beach in Mexico. Footage shows the iridescent, ribbon-like fish and its long, wispy red fins. Oarfish typically live in the deep ocean and rarely come to the surface.
A rare oarfish was seen alive and swimming in the shallow waters of a Baja California Sur beach in Mexico earlier this month. Footage recorded shows the intricacies of the iridescent, ribbon-looking fish and its long, wispy red fins. Oarfish can grow to more than 30 feet long, and live in the depths of the ocean between 660 - 3,300 feet deep. RELATED: ‘F--- this!’ Terrified kayaker stalked by great white sharkThe preferred habitat of the oarfish is the very deep, dark parts of the open ocean.
At least one person in the group that spotted and recorded the oarfish was familiar with its rarity. "They’ve almost never been seen live," he said. "This is amazing; this is the smallest one I’ve ever seen.""I think it came up here to die," he added, which was met with saddened groans by the group. One man tried orienting the fish back into the water, saying seeing one alive was a "really important find" and that "no one’s going to believe this.
OARFISH RARE SIGHTING DEEP SEA MEXICO DISASTER LEGEND
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