Paddle-boarders find rare 'doomsday' fish off California coast

It is believed oarfish, which live in the deep sea, often come up to shore before earthquakes.

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The name comes from the belief that the fish are harbingers of imminent natural disasters, according to the Ocean Conservancy.

The fish was found two days before a 4.4 earthquake struck Los Angeles.

The fish was transported to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) facility, where scientists are investigating its cause of death.

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