Boris Worm, a marine biologist at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada says the weirdest fish of all is the one they call the rattail.

NPR: Down Deep, An Unexpected Fish Boom

Black's team says it's not sure what sparked the rattail boom.

NPR: Down Deep, An Unexpected Fish Boom

The first time he fired up his double hot plate, the fuse-box door was open and he witnessed a cerulean flash and a rattail of smoke, the first of four fuses it took to fry one egg.

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