In fact, this is the third oarfish specimen to turn up in California in as many months, including one Scripps recovered in La Jolla in August. "That might indicate that maybe these fish are ...

The remains of the longest bony fish in the world, the rare deep-sea oarfish, have washed up on California shores only ... them slowly swimming vertically, head up, undulating the dorsal fin.

A dead oarfish found along the Southern California coast marks the state's third sighting of the so-called "doomsday fish" this year. The roughly 10-foot oarfish was discovered on Nov. 6.

Still, finding one of these fish has been exceedingly rare — especially in California. Up until last week’s finding, only 20 had been located along the Golden State’s coast since the early ...