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A fish with a bad reputation was found recently off the California coast, making it only the 20th so-called “doomsday fish” found in the state since 1901. The oarfish found by some snorkelers off LaJolla Cove was 12 feet in length, according to Fox News. The oarfish acquired the “doomsday fish” name as some believe its appearance “foreshadows natural disasters, such as earthquakes or tsunamis,” the Ocean Conservancy says. Two days after the oarfish was found, a 4.6-magnitude earthquake hit Los Angeles. Oarfish: Rarely seen deep sea fish is found off San Diego coast, and scientists want to know…