A ‘doomsday’ oarfish has been spotted in a holiday hotspot after being preyed upon by a predator.
The marine beast, considered one of the longest fish in the ocean, was seen swimming in shallow water with several injuries.
The cameraperson said: “It doesn’t have its tail, it has been preyed upon.”
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The giant oarfish, which seemed to be disoriented, also had a serious injury to its right gill.
It appeared to approach the group in the boat as if trying to ask for help.
Oarfish sometimes wash up on beaches after a storm or when they suffer a serious injury.
They live at depths of up to 1,000 metres (3,280 ft), and sightings are not very common, as reported by What’s The Jam.
The fish was discovered by members of the tour company New Baja Mex in the Protected Mangrove Area near La Paz on the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula.
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They said the animal was around 2 metres (6.6 ft) in length when it was spotted on Monday (19 May).
One local said, “That fish was so smart, it showed the humans that it was hurt and dying.”
“Those fish live in deep waters, and they are said to come to the surface when the tectonic plates are made to shift,” added another.
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Monica remarked, “Beautiful but sad video, he’s dying.”
Luis said, “Gentlemen, it’s a warning, an earthquake is coming to La Paz.”
Lydia added: “They say it’s a bad omen that a catastrophe is coming, and three days ago I had a dream where I saw Mexico devastated by earthquakes and storms.”
Due to their size and shape, they resemble sea serpents and are considered harbingers of earthquakes and misfortune in Japanese mythology.
According to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, a 2019 study found that there was no correlation between oarfish sightings and natural disasters.
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