Oarfish - The Source of Legends
Here is a picture and a video of the fish thought to be responsible for medieval myths of giant sea serpents attacking ships, often depicted on old maps.
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GIANT OARFISH FILMED IN MEXICO
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Oarfish
"The occasional beachings of oarfish after storms, and their habit of lingering at the surface when sick or dying, make oarfish a probable source of many sea serpent tales."
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This was neat. I had no idea they were found in tropical waters- I thought they were deep sea dwellers.