Strange occurrences in the oceans have caught the attention of scientists and the public alike. Uncommon deep-sea creatures ...

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.

The world is full of strange creatures, and researchers discover new animal species every year. The oddities of fauna tend to become ever so much stranger when we leave the dry land and turn our gaze ...

Meet the “ghost fish,” a phantom of the abyss. Here’s how we found the first ever proof of its existence just a few years ago. The deep sea is a part of the world that very few humans get the chance ...

Most undergrads don't get the chance to work with museum-preserved specimens of deep sea anglerfish. Then again, Rose Faucher isn't most undergrads. "The fish world is actually pretty small, and it ...

The bumpy snailfish, discovered 10,000 feet down off the coast of California, shows that not all denizens of the abyss are frightening. By Alexa Robles-Gil For an animal, surviving in the ocean’s ...

It's long been a staple on seafood menus and in frozen fish fillets at the grocery store. But dig a little deeper and orange roughy (also known as deep sea perch) is actually one of the most ...

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 ...

Barreleye fish are named for their unique, barrel-shaped eyes. These eyes can rotate, allowing the fish to look both upward and straight ahead. Their eyes also have bright green lenses protected ...

Beneath the ocean's surface lies a world of perpetual darkness, home to some of Earth's most bizarre and fascinating creatures. These deep-sea inhabitants have evolved extraordinary adaptations to ...

What started as a quiet night offshore turned into a record-challenging moment for a Florida angler fishing 120 miles off the Alabama coast. Around 4 a.m. on Aug. 1, Taylor Guidry stepped onto the ...

Behold, the latest in deep-sea fashion: An unfortunate fish sporting parasitic copepods as pigtails. An international team of scientists affiliated with the Schmidt Ocean Institute and the Woods Hole ...