It was handed over to the marine aquarium at Macduff where staff reckoned it was either an oarfish or a dealfish. |
They may be explained, rationally, as giant turtles, giant squid, or the large sunfish or oarfish that bask on the surface of the water. |
Staff members at the Catalina Island Marine Institute are calling the carcass of an 18-foot oarfish the discovery of a lifetime. |
From the mythological stories to the latest scientific discoveries, this film tries to pierce the mystery surrounding the oarfish, a 8-meter-long sea snake. |
The oarfish is the largest living bony fish, reaching up to 35 feet in length. |
The first sighting of the oarfish was an 18-footer that surprised a diver off Catalina Island. |