{"id":157300,"date":"2025-06-04T10:59:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T10:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/157300\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T10:59:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T10:59:12","slug":"ultra-rare-harbinger-of-doom-fish-seen-as-a-sign-of-looming-natural-disaster-washes-up-on-australian-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/157300\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultra rare ‘Harbinger of Doom’ fish seen as a sign of looming natural disaster washes up on Australian beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

By SABRINA PENTY<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 05:05 EDT, 4 June 2025 | Updated: 05:39 EDT, 4 June 2025 <\/p>\n

A rare 9ft-long ‘doomsday’ oarfish has washed up on a beach in Tasmania<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The sea creature was discovered on Ocean Beach on the Western coast of the Australian island on Monday by dog walker Sybil Robertson.<\/p>\n

Oarfish are often interpreted as a bad omen when seen outside of their natural habitat in the depths of the ocean.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Robertson, who estimated the fish was about 9ft long, said of the rare find: ‘It was fantastic. I just knew it was something unusual and weird.’<\/p>\n

Th dogwalker said she did not know how rare the fish was until she shared images of the sea creature on a local\u00a0Facebook<\/a> group, which show the enormous silver animal washed up on the sand.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The post was then re-shared on social platform Reddit<\/a> and quickly went viral, with several Internet users commenting on the potential meaning of the fish’s appearance, which has been linked to anticipating catastrophic events in Japanese mythology.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘The ocean is very unhappy with humanity’s disdain for it’, one user commented.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another said: ‘We’re seeing a lot of these rare “doomsday” fish washing up these days, aren’t we?’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A rare ‘doomsday’ oarfish\u00a0 has washed up on a beach in Tasmania\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The sea creature was discovered on Ocean Beach on Monday by a dogwalker\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Oarfish <\/p>\n

Oarfish are often interpreted as a bad omen when seen outside of their natural habitat – the depths of the ocean<\/p>\n

‘The world DOES seem to be ending more frequently lately’, a third wrote.<\/p>\n

Oarfish can measure up to 36 feet in length and weigh over 441 pounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Legend has it they are harbingers of earthquakes or other natural disasters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The rare sighting in Tasmania comes months after an oarfish washed up on a beach in the Canary Islands.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The sea creature was discovered on February 10 on the coast of Playa Quemada in Lanzarote by bathers, and sparked fears online.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A video of the sea creature went viral on Instagram, showing how a man goes up to the silver fish to rescue it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The sighting on the Spanish island came just weeks after a similar fish sparked fears on a beach in Mexico.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Surfers spotted the creature on the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula.<\/p>\n

The massive fish, about as long as a surfboard, featured a silvery-blue body with a stunning red fin trailing down its back but had an injured tail.<\/p>\n

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