Fears of an impending catastrophe were heightened on February 10 when a rare oarfish washed up on the coast of the Canary Islands. Online panic has been triggered by the deep-sea creature, which ...

This particular oarfish was found on the coast of Playa Quemada on the Canary Islands. The post on social media was captioned: 'A rare Oarfish came ashore.' ...

RELATED: Rare oarfish swims on Mexican Beach: ‘No one’s going to believe this’ The recent sighting of an anglerfish swimming in daylight off the Canary Islands left marine experts stunned.