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Rarely seen metres-long ‘doomsday’ oarfish washes up on Tasmania’s wild west coast

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Sybil Robertson made the unusual discovery while walking on Ocean Beach near Strahan , on Tasmania 's west coast , on Monday .

She noticed a group of sea eagles inspecting the fish, which she estimated was around three metres long, on the sand.

Oarfish are an “epipelagic” species, living in the open ocean at mid-water depths of 150 to 500 m, from where they are rarely seen or caught.

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