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| - The Oarfish is a relatively-unstudied species of fish that can be seen in the deep areas of the sea
- The Oarfish is a limited edition animal on FarmVille.
- Oarfishes were elongated and eel-like Rokugani fishes.
- There are four known species, from two genera, Agrostichthys and Regalecus. These long fish are rarely seen, as they are deep-sea fish, and are named for their elongated body. There long body has a crest-like fin, and when they are ill or dying, they linger at the surface, which probably influenced early stories of serpents.
- The common name oarfish is presumably in reference to either their highly compressed and elongated bodies, or to the former (but now discredited) belief that the fish "row" themselves through the water with their pelvic fins. The family name Regalecidae is derived from the Latin regalis, meaning "royal". The occasional beachings of oarfish after storms, and their habit of lingering at the surface when sick or dying, make oarfish a probable source of many sea serpent tales.
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