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A pair of panamic green moray eels photographed in the Sea of Cortez off La Paz, Mexico. (Ullstein Bild / via Getty Images) What has many rows of teeth, a terrifying set of jaws and a corpse-like ...

Off the coast of the Arabian Peninsula, a 1-foot-long sea creature with “sharp” teeth tucked itself deep into the crevice of a coral reef. Eventually something lured it out — and right into a trap.

In a murky river of southern Japan, a slimy creature with “pointed” teeth burrowed into the mud. Its shadowy habitat and cryptic looks helped it go largely unnoticed and, when occasionally found, be ...

The two eels were recorded hanging out together on the Ahyi Seamount, an active volcano in the Northern Mariana Islands region of the West Pacific, the Ocean Exploration Trust says. Nautilus Live ...

Deep-sea diving can be an incredible experience with countless coral beds and marine life to explore. However, as one diver recently discovered, these explorations aren’t without their risks. A video ...

Scientists in California have reported that moray eels have a set of teeth within a second set of jaws, called the pharyngeal jaws, that help them capture their prey. Once the moray eel secures its ...

What has many rows of teeth, a terrifying set of jaws and a corpse-like pallor? If you guessed the titular villain in Ridley Scott's 1979 horror film, you'd be correct. But a version of the creature ...

Scientists found a “rare” slimy creature hiding in “brackish water” of Japan and the Philippines and discovered a new species. Photo from Hirozumi Kobayashi via Huang, Hibino, Balisco and Liao (2024) ...