Faceless fish among weird deep-sea finds

SYDNEY - Faceless fish and other weird and wonderful creatures, many of them new species, have been hauled up from the deep waters off Australia during a scientific voyage studying parts of the ocean never explored before.

The monthlong journey off the country's eastern seaboard has been surveying life lurking in a dark and cold abyss that plunges 4 kilometers below the surface, using nets, sonar and deep-sea cameras.

Chief scientist on board The Investigator Tim O'Hara from Museums Victoria said on Wednesday the search area was "the most unexplored environment on earth".