'Monster' Oarfish Found in Sweden

The incredibly rare fish known as the "King of the Herrings" has washed up on a Swedish shore for the first time in 130 years. A hiker found the 12-foot giant oarfish on the country's west coast, Der Speigel reports. The mysterious creature, usually only found in water much further south, is the world's longest bony fish, and specimens up to 39 feet long have been found elsewhere. "At first, we thought it was a giant piece of plastic," the hiker said. "But then we saw an eye." (More oarfish stories.)