This Terrifying, Toothy 'Monster' Is the World's Deepest Living Predator
By Laura Geggel, Senior Writer | June 14, 2017 06:50am ET
Lizard fish got their names because they bear a resemblance to lizards.
In the inky darkness of the ocean's abyss swims the world's deepest living superpredator: a fish with a long, eel-like body; the face of a lizard; and a mouth full of sharp teeth.
Scientists aboard a research vessel unexpectedly found the so-called lizard fish while trawling (dragging a net underwater) off the coast of eastern Australia on June 4, according to a blog post on the Australian Marine Biodiversity Hub.
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