In traditional Japanese legend, oarfish were known as "ryugu no tsukai" meaning "the messenger from the sea dragon god's ...

ECHIZEN, Fukui Prefecture--Few people ever get a glimpse of the mysterious oarfish in the wild, the longest bony fish to inhabit deep waters. But by capturing footage of two of the creatures on Feb.

Surfers spotted the creature, known as an oarfish, on the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. The massive fish, about as long as a surfboard, featured a silvery-blue body with a ...