Frogfish are some of the most colorful creatures under the sea — and some of the most unique, too. They look more like frogs than fish with their leg-like fins and their quick-snapping jaws, but they ...

The deep sea is a world unlike any other. It’s a place where strange creatures evolve extraordinary features to survive in near-total darkness. One such creature is the barreleye fish, a species so ...

A team of science-minded kayakers and snorkelers in La Jolla Cove had the encounter of a lifetime when a dead oarfish washed to the ocean surface on Aug. 10, 2024. This deep-sea fish is incredibly ...

University of Washington scientists have made a remarkable discovery: real teeth growing on the forehead of a deep-sea ratfish. This finding sheds light on the unique adaptations in fish anatomy, ...

Reviewing those rare encounters, marine scientist Mark C. Benfield at Louisiana State University (LSU) connected scattered sightings and documented the fish alive in its natural depth range. Footage ...