Southern California Doomsday Fish 2024 Release Date. It’s rare to see an oarfish up close in california; The giant oarfish, the largest bony fish in the world, was spotted floating — dead — just off san diego, only the 20th such fish to wash up along the california coast since the early 1900s.

A group of kayakers and snorkelers spotted an extremely rare oarfish, nicknamed a ‘doomsday fish,’ while exploring the coast of southern california on aug. For scientists in california, where three oarfish have washed up in recent months, it’s an exciting.