Spanish researchers recently shared images of a deep-sea anglerfish swimming horizontally in shallow waters, capturing a rare ...

According to the organization, the fish is a so-called “black seadevil” known by its scientific name Melanocetus johnsonii.

Footage recorded of the rare fish shows the intricacies of its iridescent, ribbon-looking body and long, wispy red fins.

Humpback anglerfish typically are found at depths of up to 1,500 meters below the water's surface, where there is little to no sunlight.

Jara and his team were able to swim alongside and capture this rare sighting of the black seadevil, a species that usually inhabits the inky depths of the ocean ...

A deep-sea anglerfish, with its mouthful of sharp teeth, was spotted near the surface of the water near the Canary ... They typically swim between 650 and 6,500 feet below the ocean's surface.

Beachgoers in Mexico were treated to a rare sighting earlier of a shimmering oarfish, native to the deep sea and known as a 'doomsday' fish.