Earthquake looms as anglers land doomsday fish: ‘We are all going to die!’

Earthquake looms as anglers land doomsday fish: ‘We are all going to die!’

By Ben Cost

Source: nypost

10/10/2022

Credit: Jam Press

This fish allegedly puts the “scale” in “Richter scale.”

The great white shark isn’t the only harbinger of aquatic doom: Fishermen in Mexico are going viral after landing an elusive denizen of the deep that’s rumored to be a sign of impending earthquakes. A video of the alleged oceanic bad omen currently boasts more than 200,000 views on Twitter as viewers worry about a possible seismic catastrophe.

The oarfish — which is the world’s largest bony fish, capable of growing to 56-feet long — was landed last month off the coast of Sinaloa, Mexico, Jam Press reported.

Accompanying footage shows the silvery critter, which boasts a fiery orange head tassel and dorsal fin traversing its entire long body, gasping and flailing about in the bed of a pickup truck as its captors laugh.