Fish that attack lures with a vengeance and possess enough unique characteristics to set them far apart from the ordinary.

Barreleye fish are named for their unique, barrel-shaped eyes. These eyes can rotate, allowing the fish to look both upward and straight ahead. Their eyes also have bright green lenses protected ...

At first glance, the blobfish, also known as a flathead sculpin (Psychrolutes phrictus), looks like a pinkish, gelatinous blob with a droopy mouth and a sagging nose. It looks even worse when it is ...

The surface of the sea has its share of strange creatures, too. As a sea captain, I’ve marveled many times at critters I wasn’t familiar with, and in some cases was pretty sure I didn’t want to become ...

It’s ancient, bizarre, and totally fascinating to watch up close.

An "odd-looking" deep-sea fish recently washed ashore on an Oregon beach to the surprise of a local aquarium. The Seaside Aquarium in Seaside, Oregon, published pictures of the dead fish in an April ...