Oarfish are large, greatly elongated fish found in all temperate to tropical oceans, yet rarely seen. There are four species of oarfish, the largest of which (Regalecus glesne) is the longest bony fish in the world, growing up to 36 feet in length. Rare encounters with divers and accidental catches have supplied what little is known of oarfish behaviour and ecology. Giant oarfish are most often encountered washed ashore, already dead.
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