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Divers discover giant oarfish off coast of Taiwan, seen as symbol of impending disaster
ByABC7.com staff
Thursday, July 20, 2023 9:55PM
"Divers made an amazing discovery in the waters off the northeast coast of Taiwan: an enormous deep sea oarfish.
Video taken in late June shows the creature, over six feet long, dotted with what appeared to be giant bite marks.
Oarfish are deep-dwelling species, making their homes in the mesopelagic zone 200 to 1,000 meters below the ocean's surface, so sightings are rare.
In Japanese folklore, the oarfish is known as a "Messenger from the Sea God's Palace" and has gained a reputation as a doomsday harbinger of sorts, according to National Geographic.
Local legend claims the oarfish appears just before natural disasters like tsunamis or earthquakes. In fact, six oarfish were spotted days before a deadly 2017 earthquake in southern Philippines, NatGeo reported."
Source:https://6abc.com/oarfish-creature-sea-animal-fish/13524337/