Researchers have reported their findings to National Geographic of a bizarre new fish species found off Brazil’s Bahia coast.

TAMAR project researchers, who normally study sea turtles for conservation efforts, were astonished to find the strange-looking 6-foot fish, dead and floating near the surface (screenshot from video on left). National Geographic said the group described the fish as having no scales and a gelatinous body with small teeth. TAMAR researchers believe that the high amount of body fat on the fish makes it inedible.

Twitterers felt a mixture of excitement and caution on the new discovery:

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   almadiannaMDC (Texas) RT @OrganicLife: Bizarre New Fish Discovered http://bit.ly/O51oI // i love weird stuff like this, it’s so creepy looking. 21 Sep 2009 from Seesmic
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   molzami (Athens, Georgia) RT @Earth_NewsNatGeo : Bizarre New Fish Discovered http://bit.ly/1tQVCx — COOL! 21 Sep 2009 from web
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   mattklinman (Undisclosed) RT @brbuchwal Bizarre new fish discovered http://ow.ly/qnwr Worried this is the beginning of an alien movie… 22 Sep 2009 from web
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   IamAlonaLee (North Carolina) RT @AnimalPlanet: NEW SPECIES ALERT! – http://ow.ly/qtGb ‘bizarre fish’ – woo hoo!// wierd .. and wow.. 22 Sep 2009 from TweetDeck
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   JoyRecruitRite (Johannesburg, South Africa) Rt @AnimalPlanet NEW SPECIES ALERT! – http://ow.ly/qtGb ‘bizarre fish’ – woo hoo! <– I would drop dead if I saw that swimming towards me! 22 Sep 2009 from web
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   PSHPlatypus (Las Vegas, Nevada) http://bit.ly/1TfdWf – Bizarre New Fish Discovered; Tastes Like Chicken 22 Sep 2009 from bit.ly
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   devographic (Pretoria, South Africa) NEW SPECIES ALERT! – http://ow.ly/qtGb ‘bizarre fish’ – woo hoo! 22 Sep 2009 from TwInbox]

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