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'Doomsday' fish found on beach sparks fears of a looming disaster

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Legend has it that the fish are harbingers of earthquakes and other natural disasters.

They can measure up to 36 feet in length and weigh over 441 pounds .

One was spotted in California a month before it was rocked by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake last year .

Oarfish resemble sea serpents’ and are seen as a sign of things to come in Japanese mythology.

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