Meet the goblin shark — an ancient, rarely seen predator whose alien-like jaw and eerie pinkish skin have earned it the ...

A deep sea "monster" seen in daylight recently shook the internet. But what few know is that another was spotted in the US. So few have been seen since the species was discovered that even when ...

Barreleye fish, or spook fish, are small deep-sea fish with barrel-shaped eyes that usually point upward to spot prey but can ...

A deep-sea fish species with unusual cheek patterns has been discovered in the South China Sea after it was listed on online seafood markets. The fish has been named Branchiostegus sanae because ...

The Goblin Shark, a type of sea fish which lives 500m under the ocean, is a rare species with only 100 of them currently existing. It is very uncommon for people to see these creatures.

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 ...

10 Deep Sea Creatures That Look Like Sci-Fi Monsters By Sheetal Kumari | June 12, 2025 This frightening fish employs a bioluminescent lure on its head to entice prey in the dark sea abyss.

Deep-sea blackbelly rosefish produce carbonate at rates and compositions comparable to shallower fish, confirming that depth and pressure do not inhibit ichthyocarbonate formation.

New research sheds light on the overlooked contribution of the ocean’s most abundant fish to marine carbon cycling. The findings open new avenues for studying deep-sea carbon dynamics and may ...

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.