Beachgoers See Real-Life Sea Serpent At Shoreline

Wow, these people are so lucky to have seen this! During a trip to Baja, these beachgoers got to see a real-life sea serpent! Two oarfish, which are rarely seen because they live in deep waters, swam right up to shore. I would have loved to have been that close to one – just look at how unusual this fish is!

The fish look like sea monsters with red fins and dragon-like plumes on their head.

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They are the world’s longest bony fish and can reach lengths of 36 feet (11 m)!

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An oarfish that washed up to shore. Source: YouTube

They swim vertically in their natural deep water environment, using their oar-shaped pelvic fins to swim up and down. When sailors in the past saw oarfish they thought they were sea serpents.

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