COLOMBO — In the shadowy depths of the ocean lives a ribbon-like giant crowned with a fiery red crest — long mistaken for a sea monster. Rarely glimpsed alive, the oarfish holds the record as the ...

The ocean, with its vastness and mystery, has long inspired awe and anxiety. Among its strangest residents is the giant oarfish—an elusive, ribbon-like deep-sea creature that has recently gained viral ...

Scientists have documented the first-ever record of an oarfish (Regalecus russellii) in Sri Lanka, a 2.6-meter (8.5-foot) specimen caught off the country’s western coast. The find expands the known ...