The Untamed Paths profile shared on Instagram a picture of a strange-looking fish that commenters immediately called terrifying. It has bulging eyes and poisonous spines, which should not be touched.

This creepy creature, known as the barreleye fish, lives in depths of up to 1km (3280ft) in the northern Pacific Ocean, where the light rarely touches. The two bright green orbs that are visible ...

In an era of exploration and discovery, some creatures may be better left alone in the unknown pockets of the planet. Take the hagfish. The slimy, fleshy fish that appears eel-like is straight out ...

Sure, they look scary, but those 50 rows of teeth are for ... This thrilling deep-sea fish was voted the world's ugliest animal by the Ugly Animal Preservation Society. But its jelly-like skin ...