The football fish is famous as being the first deep-sea angler fish. The first sighting of this fish was caught in Greenland in 1883. This one was measured at 22-inches long – the biggest one found to date. Since no females of this species have ever been found bearing parasitic males, biologists assume they are [...]
The Oarfish is a very largely elongated fish. There have been cases (as seen in the above picture) of extremely long Oarfish, but for the most part they are about a few meters long. They are a family of the Lampriform fish.
CHIMAERA FISH This unusual looking fish is called the chimaera. It is a cartilaginous fish, which mean it is composed entirely of cartilage! It uses its long snout to scan the electrical impulses of its prey on the bottom of the sea floor.
Incredible Fish! This incredible fish was found in the Alaskan waters and is believed to be one of the oldest fish ever found in the waters. Commercial fishers in the Bering Sea hauled in the female shortraker rockfish seen above, which scientists say was between 90 and 115 years old, in March 2007. A Seattle, [...]
Strange Creature This fish was caught by fishermen from the Rostov region in Russia. Apparently, the fishermen were shocked to see this mean looking fish because it was moaning like a human, weighed about 200 lbs and was rolling its eyes back and forth…maybe it was just in pain???
One Ugly Fish This fish is very peculiar looking with its big mouth and scaly skin, it’ll really make you run for the hills! This species is usually found living just above the bottom of the ocean. They swim slowly over the sea bed searching for live prey, as well as carcasses to eat. They [...]
The Ogrefish This unusual looking fish, called the fangtooth, also bears the name ogrefish- and you can see why! The fangtooth get their name from their unsually large and disproportionate teeth, while their face is unbearable to even look at. Fortunately, these fish are quite small, reaching a maximum length of just 16 centimetres (6 [...]