THE DISCOVERY OF A LIFETIME WAS MADE OFF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUNDAY. THAT’S WHEN A MARINE SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR, SAW AND COLLECTED AN 18-FOOT-LONG OARFISH (OFF OF SANTA CATALINA ISLAND). THE SILVERY, SERPENT-LIKE, SEA CREATURE WAS DEAD WHEN IT WAS FOUND. THE LAST OARFISH SPOTTED WAS ABOUT 3 FEET LONG. BECAUSE THEY CAN DIVE MORE THAN 3 THOUSAND FEET DOWN, THEY ARE SELDOM SEEN.
Oarfish, which can grow to more than 50 feet, are a deep-water pelagic fish.
