Rare oarfish washes ashore Mexican coast, why is it triggering panic

Many creatures on the Earth have the ability to predict changes in nature. Birds flying in large flocks with loud calls and some animals making strange sounds before disasters are examples of this.

Oarfish are among those that appear before humans very rarely, giving warnings of impending disasters. These deep-sea dwellers washing ashore are believed to foreshadow major catastrophes. The unexpected appearance of an oarfish on the Mexican coast recently has caused considerable concern.

There have been previous reports of these fish washing ashore, either injured or dead. These occurrences have usually happened at night. However, this time in Mexico, the oarfish appeared during the day and was still alive.

Oarfish, which typically inhabits depths of 650 to 3200 feet in the ocean. are large and extremely long pelagic lampriform fish belonging to the small family Regalecidae.