An oarfish, a super rare creature commonly referred to as the “doomsday fish,” washed ashore on a beach in Mexico, leaving beachgoers stunned.

National Geographic explained how the scientists who spotted this anglerfish — also referred to as the “black seadevil” for its monstrous appearance — were ecstatic to observe it swimming toward the ocean’s surface, as it was a phenomenon that no one had ever documented before.

In a rare and astonishing event in February 2025, a deep-sea anglerfish—known as the black seadevil—was filmed near the ocean's surface off the coast of Tenerife, Spain. This marked the first recorded