A rare 12.5 foot oarfish which was discovered bloody and disfigured on the shore in Leyte province, Philippines.
The ribbon-shaped fish, which is also known as the 'Harbinger of Doom', was spotted to be heavily bleeding with severe injuries to its face by fisherman on Wednesday.
Its discovery has sparked fear amongst locals, as the more superstitious believe the sighting of the animal signals an impending earthquake.
In Japanese mythology the long creature are notorious for being a bad omen, dubbed 'ryugu no tsukai' or as messenger's from god's palace in the sea.
Around a dozen oarfish were washed ashore between 2010 and 2011 prior to the Tohoku earthquake which killed more than 20,000 - an argument many mystics used to support the theory.
Comment: A day later: Dead oarfish found in the seas off Phuket, Thailand