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A rare deep-sea oarfish washed ashore, reviving an old superstition about disaster

A deep-sea oarfish, a species that spends its life hundreds of feet below the ocean surface, washed ashore on a beach in Baja California Sur, Mexico, earlier in 2025. The stranding drew crowds of ...
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A Biologist Spotlights 3 Of The Rarest Deep-Sea Fish — 1 Was Recently ‘Captured’ Alive For The First Time

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...
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New deep-sea fish found off Indian coast rewrites the record for a rare dory

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: ICAR-CMFRI A newly identified deep-sea fish surfaced off India's southwest coast, giving scientists a clearer ...
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Meet The Rare ‘Ghost’ Of The Deep Sea. Hint: It’s Only Ever Been Seen Alive Once

Meet the “ghost fish,” a phantom of the abyss. Here’s how we found the first ever proof of its existence just a few years ago. The deep sea is a part of the world that very few humans get the chance ...
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“The signs are everywhere”: Rare double “doomsday fish” sighting in Cabo has the internet spiraling

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two deep-sea oarfish, also known as "doomsday fish," surfaced near the shoreline in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, at the same time ...
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Scientists film deep-sea fish 'walking' backward for the first known time

The footage also revealed a rake-like barbel projecting from the fish's body.
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Rare, deep-sea Pacific footballfish washes up on San Diego, California beach

A rare Pacific footballfish, which is normally found thousands of feet deep in the ocean, washed ashore at Torrey Pines State Beach in San Diego. Jay Beiler via Storyful SAN DIEGO, California -- This ...