Hence the fish are also known as "ryugu no tsukai," which translates to "messenger from the sea god’s palace." It's unclear how the rare oarfish washed along the Encinitas shore this month but ...

A group of kayakers and snorkelers found a rare, deep-sea fish called an oarfish floating in La Jolla Cove on Saturday. Why ...

The underwater giants can grow up to 10 feet (3 meters) long and weigh up to 300 kilograms (661 pounds), or as heavy as a grand piano. They now are only found in Southeast Asia's Mekong River but ...

An eye-popping pachycormus fish in three dimensions is on public display for the first time at Stroud’s Museum in the Park A rare collection of nine preserved fossil fish is on display at a ...

BEATTY, Nev.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a legal petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today seeking protection under the Endangered Species Act for the Oasis Valley speckled ...

Conservation International / Frank Condori Among the most surprising new finds were an “exceedingly rare amphibious mouse,” a “narrow-mouthed frog” and a “bizarre ‘blob-headed’ fish ...

By many, they're considered the rarest ecotype of orca ... Known for eating sharks and larger fish, these rarely seen orcas spend most of their time in the deep ocean and have an extensive ...

HANOI — Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and released recently in Cambodia, reviving hopes for the ...