A new national poll shows most Maldivians oppose reopening the gulper shark fishery, but behind that unity lies a deeper ...

The gulper eel ( Saccopharynx lavenbergi), also called a pelican eel, is roughly a meter of tail and mouth. This unusual fish ...

Anybody who’s ever seen a Blue Planet documentary, or pretty much any other nature show narrated by Sir David Attenborough, knows that the depths of the ocean are jam-packed with nightmarish creatures ...

Marine Vertebrate Collection Manager Ben Frable shared this photo of a young Gulper eel, Saccopharynx lavenbergi, that was brought up off the coast of San Diego from about 500 to 700 meters (550 to ...

The tank turns into chaos as 100 gulper catfish face off against 100 goldfish in one massive feeding event. Within seconds, the water explodes with movement and flashes of orange and silver. It’s fast ...

The blob gulper catfish is a strange and fascinating freshwater predator. Here’s what it’s like to keep this rare species as a pet in a home aquarium.

A new poll has revealed overwhelming public opposition to the Maldivian government’s plan to reopen gulper shark fishing on 1 ...

A syndicate in Puntland’s port city of Bosaso operates in defiance of a recent ban on shark fishing. The primary landing site for fishing boats in Bosaso, northeast Somalia, is a beehive of activity ...

The primary landing site for fishing boats in Bosaso, north-east Somalia, is a beehive of activity from 3 a.m. to 9 a.m. every day. Traders, fishermen, food sellers and Puntland government officials ...