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.