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A Series of Unfortunate Icelandic Animals, Part Two: The Atlantic Halibut

In the second part of this gripping series, we look at a fish that’s bigger than a banker’s Range Rover and even less attractive. Examples of both can be found at the bottom of the Atlantic around the coast of Iceland.
Saying the Atlantic Halibut is a “large fish” is like saying Lady Gaga occasionally likes […]

A Series of Unfortunate Icelandic Animals, Part One: The Wolf Fish

In the first installment of this important new series, we take a closer look at the piscatorial world’s answer to Keith Richards.
Also known as the Atlantic Catfish, Sea Wolf, Wolf Eel and Anarhichas lupus (which, funnily enough, were all names for lesser known 80s hair metal groups), the Wolf Fish looks its seen a thousand […]