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 Thursday.

Fish that survive in extreme deep-sea environments have developed the same genetic mutation despite evolving separately and at different times, researchers say. The scientists also found industrial ...

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 ...

Fish evolution is so strange that it's given us species that can count, change color by "seeing" with its skin and even fish that can "sing." But sea robins in the family Triglidae are some of the ...

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...

A scary-looking creature with “devil” in its name was spotted close to the surface off Tenerife, a Spanish island. By Victor Mather Strange things live in the depths of the ocean. Even the light of ...

Deep-sea fish, a group of inhabitants of the most light-deprived and harsh environments on our planet, have been discovered to possess a vision similar to humans. This groundbreaking finding not only ...