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The faceless cusk (Typhlonus nasus) is a species of cusk-eel. It is the only species of the monotypic genus Typhlonus. It is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans at depths from about 3,935 to 5,100 m (12,910 to 16,732 ft). This species grows to 46.5 cm (18.3 in) in standard length.
Jun 2, 2017 · Scientists in Australia studying never-before-explored parts of the ocean discovered a fish that appears faceless—a species that was only seen once before, over a century ago.
Jun 14, 2017 · Australian researchers found a strange-looking, "faceless" fish that appeared to not have any eyes, or even a face, during an expedition off Australia's east coast.
Jan 1, 2018 · Among meat-eating sponges, flesh-eating crustaceans, zombie worms, blind sea spiders and a toothy dragonfish to haunt your nightmares, scientists found a fish without a face. The scientists called their mission Sampling the Abyss, and that’s exactly what they did.
Jun 1, 2017 · “It looks like two rear-ends on a fish, really.” Because of this distinctive—and disturbing—feature, researchers are calling the fish the “Faceless Cusk.”
Jun 1, 2017 · The so-called "faceless fish" was last seen less than a decade after the end of the Civil War, in 1873. The animal was finally brought to the surface again earlier this month when an Australian...
May 31, 2017 · Researchers say the faceless cusk-eel—a kind of bony fish—lives so far into the black depths that luxuries like eyes are superfluous.
