Odd Species Found Off Greenland
Photograph courtesy Julius Nielsen, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources
Looking like a creature from the Alien movies, this nightmarish "longhead dreamer" anglerfish was until recently an alien species to Greenland waters (map).
The dreamer, which grows to a not-so-monstrous 6.7 inches (17 centimeters) long, is 1 of 38 fish species found around the Arctic island for the first time, according to a study released in February.
Ten of the species new to Greenland are new to science, too. All 38 were discovered since the last such survey in 1992.
