Monday, June 15, 2020

Rare Oarfish Sighting

April 08, 2014 - GULF OF CALIFORNIA - Tales of sea serpents have haunted intrepid explorers and seasoned sailors for hundreds of years. And now a rare fish seldom seen by humans that has an incredibly long, undulating body, has been caught on camera.

Oarfish, Regalecus glesne, are the world’s longest bony fish but evidence of their existence deep beneath the waves is only known about by a handful of videos and drawings, as well as specimens of the dead creatures that have washed up on beaches over the years. Now a video has surfaced of a 15ft (4.5metre) long oarfish swimming in the shallows of Mexico’s Sea of Cortés crystal clear waters. It was taken by experts on a trip organised by Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, PopSci reported. Read More