Anyone in Southern California interested in seeing one up close can visit the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, ...

On Nov. 6, a researcher on an Encinitas beach spotted an oarfish, measuring 9 to 10 feet long. The fish typically swim at depths of 300 to 3,000 feet and are rarely seen on the surface.

The carcass of an 18-foot oarfish was discovered off of Catalina Island six days earlier. It took more than a dozen people to hold the silvery fish for a photo. The latest discovery, a 14-foot ...