Long-Lost 'Faceless' Fish Shows Up Near Australia
By Kacey Deamer, Staff Writer | June 14, 2017 01:22pm ET
This "faceless cusk" was caught at depths of 13,000 feet (4,000 meters) during a voyage to a massive abyss off Australia's east coast.
Credit: John Pogonoski/CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection
Eyesight may not be necessary for some deep-sea dwellers, but scientists recently came across a fish that appeared to not have any eyes at all — or even a face.
Australian researchers found the strange-looking, "faceless" fish during an expedition of a massive abyss off Australia's east coast. They discovered the deep-sea fish about 13,000 feet (4,000 meters) below the surface. It lives along a relatively barren seafloor in waters that are about 34 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius).
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