The Red-Lipped Batfish is the weirdest fish you’ve probably never heard of—it has giant red lips, a scruffy beard, and it walks on the ocean floor. Yes, it’s real.

The USS Batfish, a retired Navy submarine, has sat in Muskogee since 1973. Flooding in 2019 caused the WWII sub to float and come to a rest out of it’s original place.

The USS Batfish sank three enemy submarines during a single patrol in 1945, an unmatched feat in U.S. naval history, the museum said. The vessel was brought to Muskogee in the 1970s and became a ...

Nearly every Oklahoman has a story about the Batfish. For decades, the USS Batfish has anchored itself in the hearts of families, children, veterans and history lovers across our state.

The USS Batfish has been closed to the public since 2019, when it was damaged and displaced from its foundation by Arkansas River flooding. We owe it to our veterans to save this American symbol ...

Scuba divers, snorkelers in Gulf of California saw longfin batfish, likely released from aquarium trade, in first-of-its-kind sighting of species, study said.

The USS Batfish represents the courage and sacrifice of those who came before us. We cannot afford to let it fall into disrepair or be forgotten, says Sen. Avery Frix.

Dusky Waters is the nom de plume for contemporary Americana songwriter/musician Jenn Jeffers. Dusky Waters is an expression of her affinity for the magic of twilight hours and the presence of the ...

As for the rest of its body, the red-lipped batfish can grow to between 25 to 40 centimeters (9.8 to 15.7 inches) and is found around 3 to 76 meters (9.8 to 249.3 feet) down under the surface of ...

Dusky was likely just a few weeks old, and with no mother in sight, it was clear she’d been abandoned. “We suspect it’s because she’s black. It’s always so sad – black cats are the ...