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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You can’t deny that some fascinating creatures lurk in our oceans, and some can live in home aquariums. Aquarium oddities are called “oddball fish” among the aquatic hobbyist community, and they ...

We know surprisingly little about the deep ocean or the strange creatures that live there. These unusual animals have evolved without sunlight and survive in complete darkness, resulting in many ...