Incredibly Rare Footage Shows Baby Oarfish Swimming on Great Barrier Reef

Incredibly Rare Footage Shows Baby Oarfish Swimming on Great Barrier Reef

Source: newsweek

6/20/2022

Credit: Tahn Miller/Wavelength Reef Cruises

Incredibly rare footage of a young oarfish swimming on the Great Barrier Reef has been captured in Australia.

Oarfish are hardly ever seen by humans and often live in deep waters at about 650 feet below sea level.

The creatures can grow to enormous sizes, however the one captured in the video was a juvenile, meaning it only measured about 5 feet.

The footage was taken by Master Reef Guide and Scuba Diving Instructor at Wavelength Reef Cruises Tahn Miller, after Jorja Gilmore spotted the creature while snorkeling.

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