A rare video of an anglerfish swimming to the surface of the ocean is going viral right now, but people are learning that the ...

Why did this deep-sea anglerfish come to the surface? Credit: Mashable composite: TikTok/@drew_j_garcia; Condrik Research and Preserve NGO; Instagram/@beetlemoses In recent days, the anglerfish ...

LURKING beneath the ocean’s surface are a host of terrifying creatures most humans will only see in their nightmares. Yet, ...

A mile or more down in the lightless ocean, deep-sea anglerfish search for partners. The 162 species of this Ceratioid suborder form odd couples: The males are dwarfed, the females many times ...

While this most recent rare fish spotting might not be as rare as spotting a humpback anglerfish, it still has outdoor enthusiasts who were jazzed to spot a longnose lancetfish ( Alepisaurus ferox) on ...

In most vertebrates, the absence of adaptive immunity would be catastrophic, but in some deep-sea angler fish species, it enables their “wild” and “wacky” mating habits. After a year teaching an ...

With its luminous dorsal spine, the anglerfish is well adapted for life in the dark depths of the ocean. But when it comes to relationships, some take a rather unconventional route. Pairings of ...