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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 hours ago

Three-metre giant oarfish, palace messenger' of doom, washes up on Tasmanian beach

Tony Cheesman, who lives in the seaside town of Penguin, was walking his two dogs, Ronan and Custard, along the beach at Preservation Bay on Friday morning when something silvery and surrounded by gulls grabbed his attention. When I got to it, I saw this massive fish, then I noticed the beautiful colours, and it had these long fans coming out of its chin and the top of its head, he said. I'd never seen anything like it.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Three giant doomsday fish' wash up in one week, but harbinger of calamity a damp squib, say experts

The washing ashore of oarfish, often linked to doomsday legends, has no scientific correlation with impending natural disasters.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Rarely seen metres-long doomsday' oarfish washes up on Tasmania's wild west coast

An oarfish was discovered on Tasmania's west coast, a rare occurrence as these fish are typically seen in deep ocean waters.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 months ago

An ugly dead fish missing one eyeball is drawing crowds at California aquarium

The interest in oarfish surged after the dramatic discoveries of two dead specimens along the San Diego coastline, stirring both scientific curiosity and folklore narratives about doom.
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