'Faceless' fish missing for more than a century rediscovered by Australian scientists

Expedition leader says the deep-sea fish had not been seen in waters off Australia since 1873

A "faceless" deep-sea fish not seen for more than a century has been rediscovered by scientists trawling the depths of a massive abyss off Australia's east coast, along with "amazing" quantities of rubbish.

The 40cm fish was rediscovered 4km below sea level in waters south of Sydney by scientists from Museums Victoria and the Australian government's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) on the weekend.