Anybody who’s ever seen a Blue Planet documentary, or pretty much any other nature show narrated by Sir David Attenborough, knows that the depths of the ocean are jam-packed with nightmarish creatures ...

Marine Vertebrate Collection Manager Ben Frable shared this photo of a young Gulper eel, Saccopharynx lavenbergi, that was brought up off the coast of San Diego from about 500 to 700 meters (550 to ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. The deep ...

Mystifying gulper eel glides through the ocean with a full belly after a meal Researchers in Costa Rica spotted a gulper eel, also known as pelican eel, with an expanded stomach after it ate a good ...

Scientists saw a mysterious deep sea animal, still misshapen from its last meal, swimming off the coast of Costa Rica, a first-of-its-kind video shows. Screengrab from the Schmidt Ocean Institute's ...

The deep sea is filled with all manner of weird and wonderful creatures. Among them is a bizarre eel species with a giant mouth that has a remarkable resemblance to a pelican's beak. Dubbed the ...

Witness the exciting journey of introducing a large Gulper Catfish into a new home aquarium. This video showcases the careful ...