The fangtooth fish, with its oversized teeth and haunting appearance, is often considered one of the ugliest creatures in the ...

All these characteristics make many of them look more like something out of a horror movie than the adorable creatures we are ...

A new study offers the first direct evidence that deep-dwelling mesopelagic fish, which account for up to 94% of global fish ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Transparent-faced fish drift through dusky waters. Snowlike flecks of dead plants sift down from ...

Mesopelagic fish, long overlooked in ocean chemistry, are now proven to excrete carbonate minerals much like their shallow-water counterparts—despite living in dark, high-pressure depths. Using the ...

An international study led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ...

Mesopelagic fish, living hundreds of meters below the surface, play a quiet but powerful role in carbon cycling.

Most undergrads don't get the chance to work with museum-preserved specimens of deep sea anglerfish. Then again, Rose Faucher isn't most undergrads. "The fish world is actually pretty small, and ...

The fish was found at 200 to 2,000 meters below the surface. At least 16 types of recently discovered deep-sea fish are among the darkest creatures ever found, according to a study published ...

Credit: Alex - stock.adobe.com blue water sea surface ocean with waves Author: Katrina Morgan Published: 11:41 AM CST February 11, 2025 Updated: 11:41 AM CST February 11, 2025 ...