In the darkest part of the ocean lives the telescope fish, a predator adapted to extreme pressure, bioluminescence, and hunting without light ...

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 ...

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

A new study offers the first direct evidence that deep-dwelling mesopelagic fish, which account for up to 94% of global fish biomass, excrete carbonate minerals at rates comparable to shallow-water ...

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 ...

Researchers say the new footage of the deep sea fish may be the first live sighting of the creature in daylight near the ocean's surface Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has ...

The fish’s ultrablack body is for camouflage in the deep ocean. “A lot of organisms are producing light — they glow kind of like lightning bugs,” Mr. Frable said.

Biology Deep-Sea Fish Has Hair—Oh Wait, Those Are Giant Parasites The tiny hitchhikers might be yucky, but they’re also a sign of a thriving deep-sea ecosystem.

An "odd-looking" deep-sea fish recently washed ashore on an Oregon beach to the surprise of a local aquarium. The Seaside Aquarium in Seaside, Oregon, published pictures of the dead fish in an ...

Now fossilized feeding traces created by hungry fish, described in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, indicate they were swimming in the deep seas by 130 million years ago.

The deep-sea anglerfish commands fascination, although admittedly, it might not be everyone's cup of tea—I'm content sticking with the anglerfish enthusiasts. Among these captivating creatures, the ...