14 DAY TRIAL // Because they live at the bottom of the ocean, oarfish were first documented by scientists after several specimens washed ashore either dead or dying.
This is why the video above, which shows an oarfish swimming about in its natural habitat, is now causing quite a media stir.
Sources say that the oarfish was filmed back in 2011 by a remotely operated vehicle that was exploring the waters in the Gulf of Mexico's northern regions.
The remotely operated vehicle was merely carrying out several sea floor and water column surveys when the oarfish swam by it.
For some reason, it took two years for the video to hit the public eye. Because of this, several people say that it could be a hoax.
Wildlife researchers explain that oarfish owe their name to the fact that their fins are shaped like oars. When fully grown, an oarfish can measure up to 30 feet (9.14 meters) in length.