Rare Oarfish Sighting in Mexico's Sea of Cortes Emily Smith - Opposing Views
go to original April 14, 2014

During a recent Shedd Adventures trip to Baja in partnership with Un-Cruise Adventures, participants witnessed not one, but two rare oarfish in shallow waters. Here's a video of one of their encounters. (Shedd Aquarium)

Beach-goers captured a rarely seen a large oarfish on video as it traveled along the shores of Baja, Mexico.

The oarfish, which swim close to fault lines, usually swim at depths of 3,000 feet and are hard to find. However, there have recently been a number of oarfish washing up on shores.

“It was one of the most surprising and beautiful animals I had even seen,” Lia Stamatiou, a tour guide, said, “with fantastic iridescent blue skin and a vibrant red dorsal fin.”

A group of beach goers attempted to aid the fish into deeper water as it swam closer to shore, but it resisted and beached itself on the sand. It was later attacked by birds and died.

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Read more about oarfish from Shedd expert Solomon David

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