In fact, marine biologists only recently discovered some of the species on this list. Check out the most fascinating and ...

A deep sea oarfish washed up in Southern California. Japanese folklore suggests seeing the rare fish is a bad omen, some ...

The 9.5-foot oarfish was discovered on Nov. 6, marking the second such occurrence in San Diego County this year.

Why it's awesome: Northern sea robins are weird fish with big, spiny heads; bright-blue eyes; two giant wing fins; and six crab-like legs. It's these little legs that make sea robins so unusual.

Ben Frable, manager of the Scripps Oceanography Marine Vertebrate Collection -- one of the largest collections of deep-sea fish in the world -- contacted the NOAA Fisheries West Coast team to ...