Photo Gallery One Big Fish
It sounds like a fisherman's tale: Hikers on the coast of Sweden near Norway came across a three-meter-long giant oarfish. The specimen, it turns out, was rather small for its species.
Hikers on the Swedish west coast, just south of the border with Norway, came across a three-meter-long giant oarfish, which had washed up on the shore.
Foto: Roger Jansson/ AFP
Giant oarfish are seldom found in northern waters. It is considered to be the longest bony fish in existence and spends most of its time deep below the ocean surface.
Foto: Roger Jansson/ AFP
Oarfish can grow to be up to 12 meters (39 feet) long and can weigh up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds). Many think they might be the origin of sea serpent legends of old.
Foto: Roger Jansson/ AFP
Very little is known about the oarfish and they have very rarely been filmed alive. It is thought that they only come to the surface when they are dying.
Foto: Roger Jansson/ AFP
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