Invertebrates > Annelids
Osedax frankpressi, commonly known as the bone-eating worm or ‘zombie worm,’ is an astonishing deep-sea siboglinid annelid discovered in 2002 thriving on decaying whale carcasses on the abyssal floor of Monterey Canyon. Lacking a mouth, anus, and...
Fish > Scorpaeniformes
The Demon Stinger (Inimicus didactylus), also known as the bearded ghoul or spiny devilfish, is an extraordinary, highly venomous member of the scorpaeniform family Synanceiidae. Native to the warm coastal waters of the Indo-West Pacific, this bizarre bottom-dweller...
Fish > Batrachoidiformes
Dow’s Toadfish (Daector dowi) is a secretive, venomous benthic fish inhabiting coastal estuaries, tidal channels, and mangrove shorelines throughout the tropical Eastern Pacific. Named after the 19th-century naturalist Captain John M. Dow, this fascinating...
Fish > Batrachoidiformes
The Amazonian Toadfish (Thalassophryne amazonica) is an unusual freshwater member of the venomous toadfish family Thalassophryninae, strictly confined to the expansive river systems of the Amazon Basin. Completely adapted to living buried in sandy and muddy riverbeds,...
Fish > Batrachoidiformes
The Lusitanian Toadfish (Batrachoides didactylus) is a robust, bottom-dwelling marine teleost native to the warm-temperate and subtropical coastal waters of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and western Mediterranean Sea. Renowned for its broad, flattened head,...
