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Description Oarfish that washed ashore on a Bermuda beach in 1860. The animal was 16 ft long and was originally described as a sea serpent.
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Source Ellis, R. 1994. Monsters of the Sea. Robert Hale Ltd.
Author Harper's Weekly
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