assuming the fish got itself beached, i don't agree we should be shaming the people that instictively tried to get it back in the water - whether it will survive or not.
That's pretty badass. I wish I could live in one of those beautiful areas in Japan, but I can't speak or read Japanese, and I've heard the work culture in Japan is extremely toxic.
Their realm. It's right there in the ocean, but, at the same time- not so much. Gotta find a doorway/ portal to get in (if those guarding it don't do you in first).
It's because sometimes when oarfish wash up, it's because they were driven up by an earthquake or some other catastrophic event in the ocean, usually preceeding some catastrophic event on land, like a tsunami.
To simplify what the other person said, they wash ashore when there's something wrong in the ocean, typically a tsunami. If they wash ashore then something bad is happening -- could be pollution, could be an earthquake about to cause a tsunami but if it was the former, there would be more and also different fish.
Some believe it is- "The legend is that if you see an oarfish, it is a warning sign from higher powers that disasters such as earthquakes are soon to occur. According to numerous news reports, before Japan’s 2011 earthquake (one of the most catastrophic in history) a total of 20 oarfish washed ashore." https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2023/11/08/oarfish-known-doomsday-fish/
Someone else posted a link to the Wikipedia page on this fish. Apparently at the depths they live, there aren't really currents so it doesn't build much muscle mass and doesn't need to be a strong swimmer. I assume it thus doesn't thrash the same way the surface-level fish we more commonly see would. I'm no fish expert though, and I dunno if that explains what you saw.
Had to google what I immediately thought seeing that guy flopping around there: "Oarfish are technically edible but generally considered undesirable due to their poor taste and gelatinous, flabby, or "gooey" texture. While not poisonous, they are rarely consumed, often described as having a taste "like paper". Despite this, they are occasionally eaten in some Asian coastal areas."
The oarfish inhabits the epipelagic to mesopelagic ocean layers, ranging from 250 meters (820 ft) to 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) and is rarely seen on the surface. A few have been found still barely alive, but usually if one floats to the surface, it dies due to depressurisation. At the depths the oarfish live, there are few or no currents. As a result, they build little muscle mass and they cannot survive in shallower turbulent water.[18]
Listen, if my animal facts aren't shouted at me by a sleepy owl with a serious case of entomophobia, then I'm not certain I can even really trust the source.
017renegade
This kills the oarfish!
IgnisInvictus
Well that ain't good.
jammer909
2 at the same time? That is very concerning. Expect a large earthquake and/or tsunami.
VagrantKoba
This is where Asia gets its idea of dragons from. I know they are basically dead but it still hurts to watch them suffer in such a way
skyfishgur
welp, it was nice knowin ya... thanks for all the fish
apathyboy
I looked up if they're good eating, and google told me they're "gelatinous, flaccid, and have very poor taste". So I guess we're both off the menu :(
ScottyPOnThe123
assuming the fish got itself beached, i don't agree we should be shaming the people that instictively tried to get it back in the water - whether it will survive or not.
GloveFullaVaseline
Did that lady rush over and make the camera person hold her drink so that she could do the exact same fucking thing?!
throwawayaccount321
If they’re trying to grow legs and walk. Push them back in the ocean.
Smashaga
Thank you Animal Crossing for teaching me the oarfish.
StrangePaegan
I recognize so many fish and insects now thanks to Animal Crossing
toogoodtomiss
Dead fish swimming
carbonr1
Oarfish. And they're still jelly when fully cooked. Weird.
ufoara
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oarfish
ufoara
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/30ft-doomsday-fish-stuns-beachgoers-222322123.html
Klaustrophile
It's just like when people find me on the beach. They eventually overcome their disgust and collectively roll me into the ocean.
draconicus
I think it stopped moving just as they got it back in the water
MelfsAcidArrow
I got one of these in Animal Crossing.
Dawgsarethebestpeople
Oarfish? Damn it's large.
BobaFettApproves
Oh thank goodness, my drink arrived just in time
ItHappenedInThe20thCentury
Oarfish? Yeah, I guess it does look kinda like an oarf.
Hexarcy00
Some might even call giant
Dawgsarethebestpeople
And your mum will be too large to pick up their phone ;)
clonedeeznuts
Imagine you're just trying to die on the beach like all your ancestors and mf'ers keep throwing you back in
UpNorthAndFreezing
2!!?? Shit
Green11ndys
There be our dragons
LesbianRedwings
Put that thing back where it came from
FelonyRaptor
Maybe they finally just got sick of all the plastic waste in their neighborhood and decided to leave.
beaubrent
That fish was trying to escape something very badly.... Or evolve quickly
IliveIdyeIliveagain
We Japanese call Oarfish 竜宮の使い Ryugu-no-tsukai and it means Servant of dragon palace FYI
Oatmealman1
That's pretty badass. I wish I could live in one of those beautiful areas in Japan, but I can't speak or read Japanese, and I've heard the work culture in Japan is extremely toxic.
KellyCrazyCatLadyinTraining
I like it; I thank you for expanding my knowledge.
Hatlled
Japanese Naga?
IliveIdyeIliveagain
Close enough. In this case, the dragon palace is the place sea gods live. Maybe not actual the sea, more like heaven or Valhalla if you will
Hatlled
Their realm. It's right there in the ocean, but, at the same time- not so much. Gotta find a doorway/ portal to get in (if those guarding it don't do you in first).
AnonsAndMinions
There's enough doomsayers in the world without needlessly involving one of the coolest fish on the planet. Fuck off with the shit title.
BonafideHomicide
It's because sometimes when oarfish wash up, it's because they were driven up by an earthquake or some other catastrophic event in the ocean, usually preceeding some catastrophic event on land, like a tsunami.
CRAAAAAAIIIIIIIIG
It's in referencence to ancient japanese legend. I think there were some other cultures that took them as bad omens as well.
LespritDeLescalier22
I mean, if they’re as good as dead, I wonder what they taste like
LostChats
Chicken
CorrectMostOfTheTime
Bad apparently
BronyDanza
Sadness
ShinksAvoHazaar
Fish
TheVillageGrouch9000
Click bait title. The Oarfish is no harbinger of doom. That is the Sea Serpent of old, much smaller than legend.
nation543
To simplify what the other person said, they wash ashore when there's something wrong in the ocean, typically a tsunami. If they wash ashore then something bad is happening -- could be pollution, could be an earthquake about to cause a tsunami but if it was the former, there would be more and also different fish.
Mogslie
Some believe it is- "The legend is that if you see an oarfish, it is a warning sign from higher powers that disasters such as earthquakes are soon to occur. According to numerous news reports, before Japan’s 2011 earthquake (one of the most catastrophic in history) a total of 20 oarfish washed ashore." https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2023/11/08/oarfish-known-doomsday-fish/
GlobalIntrovertsClub
I thought this was AI at first. The thrashing from afar looked unnatural. Hell I’m still not sure, I hate this timeline…
SerialChickenLover
The water doesn’t look right to me. I thought it was AI because of that. I can’t explain why, it just looks like AI water.
Salticido
Someone else posted a link to the Wikipedia page on this fish. Apparently at the depths they live, there aren't really currents so it doesn't build much muscle mass and doesn't need to be a strong swimmer. I assume it thus doesn't thrash the same way the surface-level fish we more commonly see would. I'm no fish expert though, and I dunno if that explains what you saw.
Salticido
It's also probably dying
Nukls
ok, one is a bad omen
what's two of them mean?
Arcanum3000
This song may be relevant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAEmhqdLFs
turbodog
DoublePlus UnGood.
RetrogradeLlama
That it’s too late to worry about the first one.
larndt31411
Two negatives are a positive, so we're all good
ChopOnBrother2021
ConsumerOfStories
Honest question: as a deep water fish, can it even get back to the depths on its own if you put it back in the water?
CptJohnYossarian
I'd have thought, as a deep water fish, you'd be able to tell US
NuclearGradeIrony
Had to google what I immediately thought seeing that guy flopping around there: "Oarfish are technically edible but generally considered undesirable due to their poor taste and gelatinous, flabby, or "gooey" texture. While not poisonous, they are rarely consumed, often described as having a taste "like paper". Despite this, they are occasionally eaten in some Asian coastal areas."
animatronicChristmasChickens
If it's on the surface it's basically as good as dead already
Hexarcy00
The oarfish inhabits the epipelagic to mesopelagic ocean layers, ranging from 250 meters (820 ft) to 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) and is rarely seen on the surface. A few have been found still barely alive, but usually if one floats to the surface, it dies due to depressurisation. At the depths the oarfish live, there are few or no currents. As a result, they build little muscle mass and they cannot survive in shallower turbulent water.[18]
toshach33
So they get bent.
Nooooooooooooooooooooo
Dang, they're so beautiful and that makes me sad.
ROBOTvsMAN
That's too deep to fathom.
oprahslovechild
Great reply
Hexarcy00
copied from wiki
oprahslovechild
There you go again!
Draygen
Which is so weird, because you catch them at the mouth of the river in Animal Crossing!
discostewsm
With a simple fishing rod.
Hexarcy00
ha, maybe animal crossing is the one that is weird?
Draygen
Listen, if my animal facts aren't shouted at me by a sleepy owl with a serious case of entomophobia, then I'm not certain I can even really trust the source.
Hexarcy00