The skin of R. glesne is scaleless but covered with tubercles.

Tomoe Gozen, seen here destroying an oafish, unworthy enemy, was a legendary samurai warrior in 12th-century Japan.

Its head is small with the protrusible jaw typical of lampriformes it has 40 to 58 gill rakers, and no teeth.

Its head is small with the protrusible jaw typical of lampriformes; it has 40 to 58 gill rakers, and no teeth.[8]

Its extraordinary dimensions, as long as 15 meters, and shape in the form of a silver ribbon, inspired the myth of the sea serpent.

His extraordinary dimensions, up to 15 meters, and its form of silver ribbon, inspired the myth of the sea serpent.

The "La Société Nationale des Transports Transocéaniques" (National Society of Transocean Transports) had the Régalec constructed in 1886 in order to open the first line between Paris and New York.

Its head is small with the protruded jaw; it has 40 to 58-gill rakers and no teeth.

Often observed on the beaches of Mexico, it can also be found lurking discreetly in Canadian waters.

Oarfish, which can grow up to 36 feet in length, are thought to have been inspiration for tales of sea monsters.

With the help of the world expert in Giant Oarfish and logistic collaboration of enthusiasts, a scientific expedition reveals the biology of this enigmatic ambassador of the abyss.

The organs of the giant oarfish are concentrated toward the head end of the body, possibly enabling it to survive losing large portions of its tail.

In 2010, scientists filmed a giant oarfish in the Gulf of Mexico swimming in the mesopelagic layer, the first footage of a reliably identified R. glesne in its natural setting.

Its common name, oarfish, is probably an allusion to the shape of its pelvic fins, or else it may refer to the long slender shape of the fish itself.

Nevertheless, the oarfish's reputation as an indicator of imminent doom was enhanced after at least 10 oarfish were washed up along Japan's northern coastline in 2010.