Name: Giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne) Where it lives: In the mesopelagic zone of the Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. What it eats: Krill, plankton, crustaceans and squid.

Footage of a giant oarfish is rare, because they usually are found 200 to 1,000 feet below the surface. Watch the video above to see the oarfish encountered by the group.

Divers estimated that the “earthquake fish” measured around 6-and-a-half feet long, which, while big, doesn’t compare to their max size of 56-feet long — the longest of any bony fish.

A giant oarfish washed ashore near San Diego, California, in September 1996, and a group of U.S. Navy SEALS held up the 23-foot-long sea creature. As for its reputation of being a warning sign of ...

The giant oarfish is the world's longest bony fish and can reach a length of 56 feet (17 meters) and weigh up to 600 pounds (270 kilograms). The fish had bright silver patterns with blue spots and ...

Oarfish don't have any visible teeth and instead filter water to eat tiny prey. "You could put your hand into the mouth, around the mouth, down the throat and not even scratch your skin," Vetter said.