Scary, Fanged Cannibal Lancetfish Washes Up Alive

Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 14:31 in Earth & Climate

Visitors to Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, North Carolina, were shocked last week when an evil-looking fanged fish washed up alive on the shore.The monstrous fish has been identified as a long-snouted lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox), a nocturnal predator that's rarely seen near shore.

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