Two fishermen in Australia have caught a bizarre "doomsday fish" pic.twitter.com/OU3B9eBuwQ
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This fish is a Trachipterus ishikawae, a relative of the oarfish, though it is a different species. Its Japanese name, ‘Sake-Gashira’, (literally Split-head ), refers to how its snout extends in a way that makes the face appear as if it’s splitting apart.