Oarfish sighting: What is it and why is it called the 'doomsday fish'; all you need to know
Recent sightings of the rare oarfish in Baja California Sur have reignited ancient myths linking these deep-sea creatures to ...
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See a Deep-Sea Oarfish Caught Alive on Video in a Rare Encounter on a Beach in Mexico
In Japanese folklore, appearances of these elusive marine creatures dubbed ‘doomsday fish’ are believed to foreshadow ...
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What is the ‘doomsday fish’?
(NEXSTAR) — It is not common for the oarfish, a deep-sea, ribbon-shaped creature ... an online database of Japanese folklore, the ryūgū no tsukai is described as a large fish with a human ...
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Why some Koi fish can be worth millions of dollars
And just like prized dog breeds, Japanese people take koi breeding ... its size and body shape, and how gracefully the fish moves in the water. But the most important trait of all is the koi's ...
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Oarfish, also known as 'doomsday fish,' spotted in Mexico. What the sighting means
Also known as the "doomsday" fish, the sight of its distinctively long, ribbon-shaped body in shallow waters is bad news in Japanese folklore, meaning disasters or destruction are on the way ...
What is the ‘doomsday fish’?
It is not common for the oarfish, a deep sea, ribbon shaped creature, to wash up on shore, but when it does, some believe it ...