oarfish

[cookiesandmilkvids]

the reason its at the surface is because there very deap sea fish, and when they are dying they surface. There could be multiple reasons for this but we may never know :P

[mmbitoz]

BLING FISH approching

[SirGrimbo]

Ya thats my Gyarados, i released it after it got to level 100.

[ApacheWarrior1977]

Whats so great about this?? is it going extinct or what??

[MrKimberCrazy]

@ApacheWarrior1977 No they are so rare to see that whenever someone see's one its a big deal. Very few people have ever actually seen one in the wild

[BoingotheClown]

Poor oarfish.

[Bluebelle9289]

Such a strange-looking but lovely fish.

[Zetsuki]

This makes me want to cry, poor thing... It's so beautiful, one can only hope it was dying from natural courses...

[FlowingDepths]

It's very sad that it's dying, but it's a nice size and hopefully it died of natural causes :L so cool how the recording device picked up on the awesome glint of its scales at 0:36.

[JuburiAnwar]

THE FISH LOOKS SICK!

LEAVE THE FISH ALONE!

[kiwiodoom]

@JuburiAnwar stfu they didnt even touch it.

[MtNtHaKinG]

if its dying why didnt you go home and taste it i would have tried it because this will be your only chance lol

[sherman630]

was it drunk?

[TheGamesforreal]

The VERY FIRST time i saw an oarfish (wich was in real life!) i mistook it for a dragon! and i was like: HOLY SH!T RUN!!!!

[MsFlexxy]

*Throws pokeball"

[welshfulthinking]

It looks like haku!!

[ERIC500K]

if im not mistaken thats a wild garados

[SepherSerado]

I'd stand on that.

[dltanner99]

Cryptozoology novel about two boys who find something strange on the beach one night see video book trailer

[legendlink64]

0:33 Go OARFISH USE TACKLE ON THAT SAND!

[TheGirlgamer87]

i love how it shines so brightly from the sun its so beautiful but honestly my eyes for 5 secs started to hurt

[gawadakakun]

ｷｬｰｲｸｻｰﾝ

[norwedgianawesomenes]

I've named my band consisting of me after it: or

[getumonster]

so graceful and so sad

[getumonster]

i think they eat shrimp and small stuff like that

[DruMMerMac321]

There's always one person saying it's fake when it's actually not.. *cough cough* 2submit

[FUdirtbag]

it's an awwfish...cause the only time you see one, it's dying.

[someguyoverthere1]

that's the first signs of a fish dying awe

[1sunbear]

That's "oar" inspiring haha lol...(sorry...couldn't help myself).

Nice fish though!!!

[EATSFALCONPUNCH]

I don't know about you guys, but these things creep me out, especially when they come out vertically from the abyss, I feel it's just a lure leading down to a ginormous angler fish or something hahahaha

[taufan8687]

it's dying.. :(

[irvykinneas]

weird

[KyanRyu10]

They are always dying so beautifully... I guess there really is such a thing as beautiful death...

[AimVemon]

SHINY!!!

[OMGILOVEIM]

these scare me!

[TheBugatti05]

it just makes me cry by its beauty ;....(

[pureefficient]

where do these asian people keep finding these acient animals from the abyss up here?

1st it was that prehistoric shark

then the golbin shark now an oarfish

something fish is going on here.

[2submit]

FAKE!!!!

[lionOFjudah33]

Beautiful fish, too bad we only get to them when they're dying.

[mussawirimam]

REally an amazing fish so feel sad to see it die my favourite fish ever

[aerosolchef]

What an amazing species.

[Nothinmuch1409]

epic fish. I agree, sad to see something like it die.

[DE3V0N]

wow

[ECHO1NINER]

looks like its swim bladder broke and it cant float right. those things are awesome though. i love its little whisker/antannae/antler/wtf thingys on its head =P

[PureSeduction]

so beautiful, imagine the speed it has wen swimming lols sad to see it die. wish i could touch one

[kingjoshinho]

It's like a big beautiful silver shiny alien angel.

[blueberrysmilie1]

its sooo shiny  *o*

[richmariahemancipate]

it's dying :-(

i want to feed one

[toxcity007]

@richmariahemancipate that would probably try to eat you

[richmariahemancipate]

@toxcity007 lol that can't eat me.. that fish is vegetarian lol

[welshfulthinking]

@richmariahemancipate yea but they have no teeth

[dderudito]

Congratulations!

[MrExprise]

it looks like it's having a hard time moving it's body

[dadslbm]

It's probably dying. Oarfish are deepwater fish, when people see them it's usually b/c they are in shallow water dying.

[AngelXAK]

Shiny!!!!!!! i've never heard of this fish until now

[PenanggalanMonster]

They are so magical looking.

[flackenstien]

shiney :)

[slimithy12]

that shit is scary!

[Poeticbladezero]

LMFAO thats the first thing I thought of when I started to watch this vid

[tmolesky]

I have my Oarfish video up and nothing makes me laugh harder than all the "fake" comments - nice video!

[LittleCeleste]

woaw never heard of an oarfish before.. wierd creatures!

[callasexperience]

can you eat it as fish and chips with a pint of larger?

[sscc587]

Looks like its dying or sick.

[thelukos]

Probably, they usually are when they come to shallow waters

[asdf123625]

its a beautiful fish but the brightness is killing my eyes

[dinoanimal15]

how is it fake dumbass

[MagnumEvolved]

You obviously have never heard of or seen an oarfish before.

[invadercheeze]

If it's fake, where is everybody getting all of these goddamn fake oarfish? I want one!

[ki0kukAge]

I work at the Wrigley Marine Science Center where this Oarfish was filmed/taken. It was 16 ft long and was seen swimming around the harbor for a couple of hours before it stuck itself into the side of the pier. We decided to remove it from the water when it showed almost no signs of life.  It took 5 people to haul it out of the water. I had the pleasure of pulling this magnificent fish out, and we promptly froze it in our kitchen's freezer. It is now on display at the Natural History Museum.

[renvaar]

They have one of these on display at the aquarium in Fukuoka, uminonakamichi.

[DBRGroup]

that fish just looked at me...

[RANDOMLYxME]

that is so increadibly beautiful. It's to bad that we (you know like people) only get to see them when there either dead, or dying. It really is to bad. . . but woohoo! the oarfish is my favorite fish :))

[thelukos]

well said

[babon80]

It's dead to bad:( they just put it in the water...

[dubldeka]

I have heard that it is so shiny because its skin is entirely made of Guanine.

The Stuff of DNA.

The same substance that gives a pearl its lustre.

[shastala101]

1. its only this shiny because of the sun

2. its about to die. u need to know this (they only come up to the serface of the water to die.)

3. they are rare

4. they are more rare to catch on tape alive (usually they are dead on tape)

5. they are the longest fish in the sea

6. people think that they are sea monsters most of the time

7. they are harmless. they have no teath

have fun with this new information about the oarfish.

its REALLY beautiful and makes me sad to know that it will die!

[JMXXL]

1. its big

2. its shining

3. its spinning O_O

[geniusstarwars]

that is amazing, nice work recording it. it looks kinda like an eel, but i know it is an oarfish

[metalmarkholland]

First time I see it in horizontal position and on the bottom. Very spectaculair images.

[Xx2Penguin3xX]

that just makes u wonder wat  other stuff is down there in the ocean

[tattts]

exactly... and then i feel a shiver up my spine!

[sk8p3rson7]

@tattts werrd mehh 2 mayb bekuz i havent seen 1 either

[iguana406]

awesome dude!! throw THAT in a fish tank!! lol

[Shaleyra]

That is amazing!!! Not even cameras can make you see the beautiful color blends and metallics of it!!! Simply BEAUTIFUL!!!!! It looks like a Dragon!!! AWESOME!!!

[hsafeer]

actually they are toothless and not harmful

[F22Rapter2468]

that's a scary fish, man... ever seen it's teeth? hehe...

[ArchAeonBand]

That thing is as magnificent as it is huge...

A truly amazing sight.

[docd1o1]

it's dying. they said it comes from the deep ocean and only comes up to shallow water to die.

[elpan00js]

このリュウグウノツカイは息絶えかけているのですか？

[wesleyinux]

caraca meu  \'0'/

[Povstanec]

OMG that is magnificent!!

[dragonkyasuper]

でかい！

[haloabc1234]

Poor thing is dying :(

[jeffeaston]

they should capture one and put it in an aquarium

[XxTwistidxX]

beautiful animals. to bad they only come to the surface when they are dieing or injured. absolutely beautiful

[carebearnmbr46]

Holy crap! I snorkeled off of Catalina island..to think there could have been one of these magnificent beauties somewhere in the distant vicinity and I didn't know it! Wow! That is dumbfounding! lol

[DBZUltimateAlliance2]

holy fuck its long

[spykload]

is it just reflection of light or bioluminescence?

[Azoozano]

very shiny

[marcusjoacim]

Not many fish will look at you like that.

[ZachHndrsn]

wow is this like a ancient fish or sumthing???

[nelapsi14]

yes they are very old

[ZachHndrsn]

is it like glowing or is that just reflection

[nelapsi14]

sort of both you could say

[khorgXIII]

so shiny and beautiful like a glamorous celebrity

[tegrapido]

man...this fish is awesome!!!

what did he eat?

meat?

[KoobYajLis]

They're toothless so I don't think it eats other fishes..

[pandaboi56]

so.... so fucking beautiful....

[dewinmoonl]

aww it died :x

[Thet3]

So weird!!! But nothing freaks me out like a giant squids eyes!!!

[GillerMonster]

Dead fish are cool under normal conditions. Yet left in the sun they are hot, believe me. I have two nickels is that normal?

[hannajona]

they are huge but flat.keep one for a pet when you catch one lol.

Strange fish are very rare

[holynoodlez]

shiny it's like my nickel!

[baboydamulag]

no it can't

[out2of2this2world]

can they bite or hurt you in anyway?

[Anitchen111]

wow that´s very beautifuk with this reflexes

[PtownfuryFTW]

i saw a dude have it in a truck alive in a tank was selling it to a dude for 5 million dollars

[ouatica]

thats a super good deal cause that fish worth nothing

[IvySizzle]

poor fishy :(

[ChunkOOSuga]

looks retarded

[marginallymental]

actually, it looks DEAD.

[hamsty999]

i saw this 1 video it says that it could be this fish - or a sea dragon!! I REALLY wanna believe its a dragon cause dragons r AWESOME!!! but i no its not really a dragon...

[C5161]

HUGE!Thats one big oarfish!

[Inus123]

It's amazing! So beautiful...

[TheOarFish]

Cool check out my channel I got all the oar fish videos on youtube.

[Jimera0]

It's so beautiful and sad.. those things don't survive near the surface very well and this one was laying on the bottom in shallow water horizontally... they're usually vertical in the water. This one is obviously close to death. It's so sad to see such a majestic creature so close to its end.

[mmurrer]

yeah it's sad indeed. But most footage of living individuals consists of dying ones.

[willshel0801]

Wow this was filmed in 2008!

[bingofob]

one of these fish would from to the surface every 3 yrs in my village(in vietnam)we live at da beach./and it dies/same with one dolphin it sometimes die when u comes to our beach we try keeping it alive/i got struck!!by danm jellyfish it hurts!!for 3 weeks

[hIslyer]

i like how the light reflected off of it. SO SHINY!! :D

[lalahland]

The world's waters, at their deepest in the Marianas Trench, is 7 miles deep, deeper than Mt. Everest is tall. Trieste was a Swiss-designed deep-diving research bathyscaphe ("deep boat") with a crew of two people, which reached a record-breaking depth of about 10,900 m (about 35,760 ft) in 1960. Nothing since has come close to getting to that depth! Of COURSE there's stuff down there we'll never to see or will rarely see. Aliens could live down there in their space-proof UFOs. We'll NEVER know.

[heymitchandblake]

Its so awesome...i had to do a project on oarfish a couple years ago, it is dying b/c they come near the surface of the water when theyre dying,they live REALLY deep down in the ocean.

[nameunavailable07]

It looks dying :( I'd love to see more videos of live ones.

[waddupzy]

wooo... shiny!

[JTNickelz]

Are they still around?

[zashery12]

duh this was filmed in 2006

[WuvChanAKASkittles]

Yes

they live in the deep waters with the angler fish and the goblin shark

[spiritomb]

that thing looks sick....

[gorantokio]

It is. When they go to shallow water, they die.

[jeebercreeber]

all zoo in the US need to raise this fish so ppl can see it

[bbqbaconbits]

you're stupid.

[lamaruti]

beautifullllllllll

[airricksreloaded]

this is by far the best oarfish video I have seen on the net!

[jcmegabyte]

Cool - never seen one alive before.

[kouta5143]

凄い！！！！