Marine photographer David Jara Boguñá recently opened up about the viral anglerfish that was spotted swimming in shallow ...

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.

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.

The scary-looking fish is usually to be found more than a mile below the surface, where little to no light penetrates.

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

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.

A deep-sea anglerfish was recently spotted swimming in broad daylight in the Canary Islands. The sighting is rare as the fish typically stays in the depths of the ocean below the sunlight zone.