#ophidiidae

[herpsandbirds]

Robust Assfish (Bassozetus robustus), family Ophidiidae, order Ophidiiformes, found in the deep ocean in tropical and temperate parts of the world

photograph by Alan Jamieson

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

The faceless cusk has a face only a mother could love- because they really don't have much of a face at all! The only obvious external features these eels have are a pair of large nostrils. The mouth is obscured to most observers as it is located on the underside of the head, and the eyes are buried deep beneath the skin and don't do much more than sense changes in light.

(Image: A faceless cusk eel (Typhlonus nasus) by NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research)

Bonus: Here's a video of a faceless eel in action:

[animalids]

Stripefin brotula (Neobythites marginatus)

Photo by NOAA

[i-am-remora]