Fangtooth fish – a strange species in the deep sea and facts about it

Fangtooth fish are part of family Anoplogastridae and mainly thrive in depths between 1,640 and 6,562 feet in temperate and tropical waters. Their genus scientific name, Anoplogaster, is derived from the Greek…

Strange creature with a “lion head and dragon tail” is caught by a fisherman

When a fisherman hauled in this alien-like animal from the deep, he was taken aback. When Oscar Lundahl spotted the strange-looking species with bulbous eyes, he nearly…

The enigma of the eel-like fish that appeared out of nowhere in Alaska

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Catfish with three eyes were caught in the Gowanus Canal

The website Gothamist has reeled in a video of a man fishing off the Hamilton Avenue Bridge into the fetid murk of the Gowanus Canal who appears to have…

This peculiar fish sheds and regrows 20 teeth per day

Scientists counted more than 10,000 teeth to find out how quickly the fish regrows its lost chompers. If you’re a tasty squid or crab, a Pacific lingcod’s…