To survive the deep ocean, sea creatures need all kinds of adaptations that give them alien-like appearances, like huge eyes ...

Trawlers off the coast of Cabo Verde hauled in the “spoon”-nosed sea animal but didn’t realize how unique it was at first.

The new species was identified by its DNA, body ratios, teeth shape, fin position, coloring and other subtle physical features. Only one Cabo Verde spoon-nose eel has been found so far ...

Open wide! The gaping gob of a pelican eel can expand into a voluminous sac for trapping elusive prey in the dark ocean ...

With more than 35,000 species of fish in the world today, it’s not surprising that there are some deadly ones among them.