Another doomsday fish makes an appearance, this time in Australia

Another doomsday fish makes an appearance, this time in Australia

Source: wionews

9/25/2024

Credit: Tiwi Islands Adventures

A rare sea animal has been caught off the Australian coast, a creature also known as the "doomsday fish" in some parts of the world. This fish is formally known as oarfish and is extremely hard to spot.

Curtis Peterson from Tiwi Islands Adventures caught the oarfish and shared the photo on Fishing Australia TV on Facebook. The islands are about 80 km from Darwin in the Northern Territory.

Oarfish live in tropical areas at depths of 20 metres to 200 metres, according to the Australian Museum.

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