2nd ‘Doomsday Fish’ Washes up on California Beach

A mythical harbinger of doom washes up on a California beach
A rare oarfish, believed to portend disaster, washed up on a beach in Encinitas last week. Since 1901, only 21 oarfish have been recorded on California’s shores. This is the second this year.
Second ‘Doomsday Fish’ Washes up on California Beach
For the second time this year, an oarfish has washed up on a California beach. The 'doomsday fish' is considered a harbinger of doom in Japanese folklore.
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.
Two “doomsday fish” spotted on California beaches in less than three months
The discovery was made by PhD candidate Alison Laferriere from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The oarfish was found stretched out on the rocky shoreline and has since been moved to the Scripps Institution for further study and an autopsy.
Another rare ‘doomsday fish’ discovered off Southern California coast
SAN DIEGO ( KUSI) — Another oarfish has made its way from the deep sea to the coast of San Diego County in Southern California. Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers stumbled upon the rare fish, considered the largest vertebrate in the world’s oceans, at Grandview Beach in Encinitas 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.
Mysterious 'doomsday fish' washes ashore for second time this year
The ‘doomsday fish’ was found by a PhD student from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, after it washed ashore in Encinitas last week. The
‘Doomsday fish’ spotted again: Another rare specimen washes ashore on a California beach
A member of the Scripps Oceanography team spotted the dead fish outside of San Diego, California. The fish was estimated to be 9 to 10 feet in length, which was much smaller than the one recovered in La Jolla in August.
Mysterious ‘Doomsday Fish’ Washes Up in California – is the West Coast at risk?
A 10-foot-long oarfish, often dubbed the “Harbinger of Doom,” has washed ashore on a beach in southern California, sending ripples of unease through locals and social media alike. The discovery marks the second time this year that this deep-sea creature,
Deep-sea oarfish washes up on California beach ‘predicting doom’
A rare fish, regarded as a harbinger of doom, has washed up on the shore of Encinitas in southern California.It is the second ...
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 ...
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 ...
Rare deep-sea oarfish washes ashore in San Diego again
Last week, Scripps Institution of Oceanography PhD candidate Alison Laferriere found the deceased 9.5-foot specimen at ...
Two 'incredibly rare' sea serpents seen in Southern California waters months apart
Two dead oarfish have washed ashore in Southern California waters in the last few months. One was spotted in August and the ...