The ultra-black Pacific black dragon (Idiacanthus antrostomus), the second-blackest fish studied by the research team. Karen Osborn, Smithsonian Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Deep-sea dragon fish may not see the light of the sun, but their vision has evolved rapidly. Some turned from blue-seeing to red, and then reverted back to blue, a new study suggests, and ...

This deep-sea dragon fish has ultra-black skin capable of absorbing the bioluminescent light that might blow its cover (Credits: SWNS) Taking pictures of the fish proved difficult, even with ...

Rare deep-sea anglerfish spotted on ocean's surface for first time 00:44. In what may be the world's first-ever recorded sighting, a black seadevil — anglerfish known for living thousands of ...

The poisonous Greater weever, or commonly known as dragon fish lurks along the shores of the Black Sea coast. At least a dozen tourists sought help in Varna’s toxicology, Monitor writes.

Black seadevils can live up to 15,000 feet under the ocean surface, with humpback anglerfish specifically known to live as deep as roughly 6,500 feet under the sea, according to the researchers.

A preserved specimen of a larval deep-sea black dragon fish (Idiacanthus). Image credit: Carole Baldwin) Ultimately, because it can perceive a red as well as blue-green light, the creature can ...

At publishing time, Black Sea Bass is for sale at Fearless Fish Market on Providence’s east side where it costs $16-dollars-per-pound — nearly a third of the cost of local sea scallops.

Unlike normal black fish, ultrablack deep-sea fish have a layer of tightly packed, pigment-containing structures, called melanosomes (red arrows), in the skin.

For those fishing on a private or for-hire vessel, black sea bass may be fileted at sea but not skinned. An angler is allowed to carry no more than two filets per allowed fish off the vessel.

This time, the “dragon”-like sea creature became part of Kenaley’s work. Researchers studied the pair of deep-sea fish and realized they’d discovered a new species: Eustomias ...

Excessive fishing in the Black Sea has triggered major changes in the marine ecosystem, scientists suggest. The collapse of fish stocks altered the sea's food chain, triggering a "regime shift" that ...