"This could be the first recorded sighting in the world of an adult black devil or abyssal anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) ...

The blobfish is specially adapted to life in the deep ocean, but it looks like a shapeless blob when brought to the surface.

Image via Instagram I would say that this fish has a face that only a mother could love, but I'm not 100 percent sure it even has a mother. A fisherman caught one of the strangest fish I've ever seen ...

This terrifying deep-sea fish is typically found at depths of 200 to 2,000 meters and is rarely seen alive. Condrik – Tenerife, an NGO conducting a shark research expedition, made the sighting.

Many otherworldly deep-sea creatures, though, are so beautiful and mysterious that you won't believe they exist. Even in the shallow, many creatures are both eerie and splendid with amazing skills, ...

The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme ...

All hail King Blobfish! The annual Fish of the Year 2025 competition came to a dramatic close yesterday, with deep sea rivals ...

An unprecedented sighting of a “black seadevil” fish in surface waters triggered a global outpouring of empathy for the deep ...

There is no direct evidence linking oarfish strandings to earthquakes, but some researchers speculate that deep-sea fish like oarfish could be sensitive to underwater seismic activity. The oarfish ...

with some seeing the fish as a feminist icon or an Icarus-like figure who swam too close to the sun. The reaction shows our views of the deep sea—long ignored or seen as a realm of monsters ...