New Delhi, June 19 -- A recent viral image showing seven fishermen in Tamil Nadu holding a massive 30-feet oarfish has reignited age-old superstitions and renewed global interest in the elusive deep-sea creature known as the "doomsday fish." The sighting has become part of an unusual wave of recent global oarfish appearances-often linked in folklore to natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis.

The Tamil Nadu oarfish is one of at least four major sightings reported worldwide in recent weeks:

June 2, 2025 - A 9-foot oarfish was found washed ashore on an Australian beach.

Early June 2025 - Two oarfish appeared in New Zealand: one near Dunedin and another, headless, near Birdlings Flat close to Christchurch.

These events follow oth...