A rare deep-sea oarfish was discovered floating in the waters off San Diego. The 12-foot fish was dead, according to UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Another deep-sea dweller washed up on a Carlsbad beach this week and its body now joins millions of other rare specimens being preserved for research at a lab in San Diego.

The facial markings of the fish resemble those of San, the warrior princess from Princess Mononoke A deepwater fish new to science has been named after San, the warrior princess from Studio Ghibli ...

SAN DIEGO — A rarely seen deep sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast and was brought ashore for study, marine experts said. The ...

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The roughly 12-foot-long oarfish — a serpent-like fish commonly found at sea depths of more than 600 feet — was found near La Jolla Cove on August 10.

A team of researchers led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla has discovered a new species of fish. And while excited about the discovery, it’s the where, not the ...

Lancetfish live in the deep sea, have fanged jaws and long scaleless bodies, and eat their own. The cannibalistic fish has been washing up on the West Coast, but scientists can't explain why.