To get to the bottom of it, they looked at the fish’s anatomy and physiology and discovered something curious in their gills.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A woman reeled in the surprise of a lifetime; a rare Opah, commonly known as Moonfish, and she caught it right off the coast of South Florida. What started as a routine ...

Delighted fishermen say they couldn't believe their luck after discovering a rare deep-sea Moonfish floating after an earthquake. But they have been warned that the huge discovery could be a sign of ...

Last week, an unusual sea creature washed up on the shores of the Oregon Coast—a 3-foot, 100-pound opah. Also known as a moonfish, the bright orange and blue critter has cartoonish, large eyes and is ...

The strange-looking fish outweighed the standing world record by more than seven pounds. In an impressive display of beginner’s luck, a novice angler caught a pending world-record (and exceedingly ...

Officials at the Seaside Aquarium in Oregon responded to a call last week regarding the discovery of a massive opah fish, or moonfish, that had recently washed ashore, the Washington Postreports.

SEASIDE, Oregon -- A large colorful fish washed ashore on the Oregon coast last week in what aquarium officials called a rare occurrence. The 100-pound (45 kilogram) opah fish, also known as a ...

A bizarre 90-pound (41kg) fish the size of a truck tyre has been caught by fishermen off the coast of California. Known as moonfish, the animals are rarely caught by fisherman as they live at depths ...

THIS is the incredible moment Russian fishermen show off a colossal one-tonne moonfish – that could make 1170 portions of fish and chips – caught in the Pacific. The monster creature was caught off ...