Giant fish found washed up on the beach of Catalina island

Oarfish fish species found last Monday. - Foto CNN

LOS ANGELES - UNITED STATES. Deep sea fish species known as 'Oarfish' found stranded on the beach of Catalina island, on Monday.

According to CNN reports, the fish measuring 17 feet long.

The woman, Annie Macaulay told, he took his son to play kayak on the island.

He said he was aware of these fish species, but never met him.

"I happen to be here," he said, who also holds the presidency of the organization Mountain and Sea Adventures, an organization of environmental awareness.

It is understood that the last time Oarfish found on the island of Catalina is October 2013.

"The fish are believed to live at a depth of 3,000 feet.

"Not many people are researching about the fish, so the behavior of the fish population is not known," according to a statement issued Catlina Island Marine Institute in 2013.