I love it when mythology comes to life. The oarfish, thought to be the inspiration for millennia old stories of sea serpents and dragons, has been filmed by scientists in the Gulf of Mexico.

This king of herrings, as it's known, is an amazing fish. Rarely seen, or caught, it's the longest fish in the sea at a confirmed 11 metres. They think it probably gets as long as 15 metres. That's 50 feet, people. I would not be messing with this herring. It's also got some pretty fancy headgear.

It's easy to see why people wrote stories about this guy. Check out the vid below:

And read about a "woman angler" catching one of these bad boys here.