A huge oarfish washed up near La Paz in Baja California Sur in 2020. Credit: Fernando Cavalin. On a sunlit beach in Lanzarote ...

Oarfish are rarely documented by scientists, but one was seen this month by a group visiting a beach in Mexico.

Social media users are reacting to the rare sighting of a black seadevil anglerfish that was spotted on the surface of the water near Tenerife island in Spain.

On January 26, 2025, scientists worldwide were shocked to learn that a black seadevil anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) had ...

National Geographic explained how the scientists who spotted this anglerfish — also referred to as the “black seadevil” for ...

A lonely little anglerfish with a heartbreaking ending has taken TikTok by storm, leaving countless viewers in tears.

TikTok users are mourning, celebrating, and mythologizing an anglerfish who was spotted rising to the surface of the sea ...

Norwegian monster pic “Kraken,” directed by Pål Øie, has inked a trio of European distribution deals ahead of its 2025 release. The film, inspired by the legendary deep-sea creature, has been picked ...

A scary-looking creature with “devil” in its name was spotted close to the surface off Tenerife, a Spanish island.

This is only the second time the species has been recorded while alive. “I thought it was A.I.,” says fish biologist Kory Evans.

Explore the Triassic world: how dinosaurs rose up after a mass extinction period and thrived in land, sea ... These animals are usually found about 170 to 2,140 metres deep in the ocean, with ...

Far removed from the more familiar marine creatures like dolphins and coral reefs, the deep sea is home to a menagerie of extraordinary species that seem straight out of science fiction. Get ready to ...