California, oarfish

Also known as "doomsday fish," oarfish occupy a hallowed place in the museum of marine oddities: They can grow to dozens of ...
For the second time this year, an oarfish cadaver has hit Southern California, this time washing ashore in Encinitas.
A dead oarfish, an "incredibly rare" creature considered a symbol of impending doom in Japanese folklore, was recently spotted along the Southern California coast just months after another ...