Rare Doomsday Oarfish, Linked to Earthquake Myths, Spotted in Australia

An oarfish, a rare and one of the ocean's longest fish, washed ashore the Ocean Beach near Strahan in Tasmania on Monday.

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The three-metre-long doomsday fish was discovered by a resident, Sybil Robertson, during a beach walk. Ms Robertson said, "I'm five foot nine, and I've got a reasonable stride, [it was] a good three-and-a-bit paces. It was fantastic. I just knew it was something unusual and weird." She said she wasn't aware of the oarfish until she posted the picture of it on the social media page of Citizen Scientists of Tasmania, as per The Guardian. The post, later shared on Reddit, quickly went viral.