“Many amazing animals can be found off Taiwan's northeast coast … but it was my first encounter with a giant oarfish,” Cheng-Ru told Newsweek. But the video shows that this oarfish appear to be wounded.
Sightings of the glittering silver on its body are a sign of an impending disaster, according to legend. Watch the video above to see the oarfish encountered by the group. The viral video, originally published by diving instructor Wang Cheng-Ru in June, shows the group coming upon the deep-sea fish in shallow water off the coast of the Ruifang District on the northeast corner of the island.įootage of a giant oarfish is rare, because they usually are found 200 to 1,000 feet below the surface. A group of divers encountered a rare giant oarfish off the coast of Taiwan.
