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Deep ocean horror: the nightmarish telescope fish with demon-like eyes

Popkin
Sep 03, 2025
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Deep in the ocean's twilight zone dwells the nightmarish telescopefish. This sea creature looks more like a demon from a horror film than anything else I've seen in nature. It has a Labubu-esque mouth and telescopic eyes that hunt in the darkness, and resemble pearls devoid of pupils.

Their unique eyes allow them to detect even the fai…

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