India, June 19 -- After Mexico, New Zealand and Australia, the 'doomsday' fish has now been spotted on Indian shores. Reports claimed that an oarfish was caught in Tamil Nadu, marking another stop in its rare global appearances.

A viral video on social media shows a group of fishermen finding an oarfish off the coast of Tamil Nadu. In the video, due to the length of the oarfish, which is expected to be around 30 feet, at least seven fishermen had to carry it.

HT.com could not independently verify the authenticity of the video.

Apart from India, the oarfish, which is commonly known as the "doomsday fish" in Japanese culture, has appeared at least three times in the past 20 days in Australia, New Zealand, and Mexico's Baja California Sur...