fish, Sea God and doomsday

Rare deep-sea ‘doomsday fish’ washes up on Canary Islands coast
Rare deep-sea ‘doomsday fish’ washes up on Canary Islands coast - The oarfish – regarded as a harbinger of doom – was discovered by beachgoers on the coasts of Playa Quemada
Rare Deep-Sea “Doomsday Fish” Washed Ashore and People Are Convinced It’s a Bad Omen
On a sunlit beach in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, a silvery ribbon of a fish washed ashore on February 10, 2025, catching the eyes of startled beachgoers. This was no ordinary catch. It was an oarfish — known in Japanese lore as the “Messenger of the Sea God” — a creature of the deep that rarely graces the surface.
See the rare ‘doomsday’ fish that washed up in Mexico
A rare oarfish, often called the "doomsday fish," was spotted in Mexico—just days after another deep-sea creature, a deep-sea anglerfish, made a rare appearance in daylight.
Video captures ‘doomsday’ fish from deep sea washing ashore in Mexico
Beachgoers were shocked to discover an oarfish — a creature whose appearance, according to folklore, can be a good omen or a harbinger of doom.
Rare deep sea ‘doomsday fish’ washes ashore alive on Mexico beach
An oarfish, a super rare creature commonly referred to as the “doomsday fish,” washed ashore on a beach in Mexico, leaving beachgoers stunned.
From black seadevil to doomsday fish, 5 deep sea animals that showed up on Earth’s surface for the first time in recent years
In a rare and astonishing event in February 2025, a deep-sea anglerfish—known as the black seadevil—was filmed near the ocean's surface off the coast of Tenerife, Spain. This marked the first recorded
Terrifying fish washes up on Canary Islands beach and people say same thing
A video captured on social media shows the odd fish spotted off the coast of the Canary Islands – and it has seriously spooky connotations in Japanese folklore
'Doomsday Fish' Washes Up on Beach, Sparking Disaster Fears
Oarfish have long been associated with impending doom and its eerie appearance and deep-sea origins have cemented its reputation as a creature of superstition.
Rare deep sea fish found on Carlsbad beach now part of vast Scripps research collection
Another deep-sea dweller washed up on a Carlsbad beach this week and its body now joins millions of other rare specimens being preserved for research at a lab in San Diego.
'Doomsday' fish washes up in Canary Islands, sparking fears of disaster
A rare oarfish, often associated with myths predicting natural disasters, has washed up on a beach in the Canary Islands, prompting concern among locals and online commentators.
Fish Seen as Omen of ‘Disasters or Destruction' Just Washed Ashore in Mexico
A rare creature nicknamed the “doomsday fish” was spotted way outside its usual stomping waters, sending onlookers into a spiral of existential dread. Earlier this month, a rare and glimmering oarfish was spotted along the shores of Baja California Sur in Mexico.
'Every one of them counts': Florida sea turtles return to ocean after suffering from 'cold stunning'
A group of sea turtles are released into Atlantic Ocean almost a month after rehabbing from "cold stunning," which compromises their immune system.
Vacation destination closes beaches over gross ‘tar balls’ as cause remains a mystery: ‘Thought it was a sea creature’
When we first came down here, there was like weird, black globs on the beach … I thought it was a sea creature or something,” one man said.