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An 11-meter-long giant oarfish was discovered in the sea near New Taipei City, Taiwan.

According to the American media outlet Newsweek, Taiwanese diving instructor Wang Chenglu released a video showing divers enjoying swimming alongside the oarfish near Ruifang District, New Taipei City.

The video captures Wang Chenglu and several divers swimming together around the silvery fish, approximately 11 meters long, in the blue-hued underwater environment. Although the divers are actually robust adult men, they appear as small as children swimming next to the enormous oarfish.

Oarfish live in deep waters at depths ranging from 198 to 1006 meters, making actual sightings extremely rare. When deep-sea fish appear near the coast, they are considered signs of earthquakes and are also called "earthquake fish."

Wang, who has been diving for 15 years, expressed his amazement in an interview with Newsweek, saying, "You can see many amazing fish along Taiwan's northeastern coast, but this is my first encounter with such a giant oarfish."

He added, "It doesn't seem like the oarfish came to the surface because of seismic activity. It definitely looked like it was dying. It was swimming in shallower water."

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