Hidden beneath the calm waters of New Zealand’s rivers and lakes lies one of the country’s most extraordinary creatures—the New Zealand longfin eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii). This ancient ...

Once dubbed the “world’s ugliest animal”, the blobfish (known scientifically as Psychrolutes marcidus), seems to have enjoyed a reputational glow-up after it beat the longfin eel and pygmy ...

Longfin smelt live for several years, spawning in freshwater and inhabiting estuaries and nearshore waters, and even ranging out into the ocean. Usually growing from 3.5 to 4.3 inches as adults, these ...

Longfin smelt live for several years, spawning in freshwater and inhabiting estuaries and nearshore waters, and even ranging out into the ocean. Usually growing from 3.5 to 4.3 inches as adults, these ...

stressing that it's "still a win" for deep-sea ecosystems and can help raise awareness about the environmental impact of destructive bottom trawling. The longfin eel, the whale shark and the great ...