For the first time, a deep sea angler fish was spotted last week in daylight. The incident was iconic, especially for the shark research organization Condrik Tenerife. This shark and stingray research ...

Neither of them could have guessed it was an oarfish — a deep-sea creature rarely spotted on the surface whose infrequent appearances have inspired centuries of folklore that the fish are both ...

“Many researchers have suggested this as to why deep-water fish strand on beaches. Sometimes it may be linked to broader shifts such as the El Niño and La Niña cycle but this is not always the cas ...

And where will it happen?” Another noted, “What is going on in the bottom of the ocean that has all these deep sea fish suddenly surfacing?” Last year, the rarely seen oarfish was seen at ...

Right now, it’s unknown whether hundreds of fish species are threatened with ... “When we get into the deep sea, we're discovering new species. By nature, they are typically only found in ...

Another deep-sea dweller washed up on a Carlsbad beach ... community online and was ultimately connected with San Diego's fish expert Ben Frable, manager of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography ...

In an astonishing turn of events, February 2025 witnessed the rare sighting of a deep-sea anglerfish—also known as the black seadevil (Melanocetus johnsonii)—near the ocean’s surface off the coast of ...

A rare deep-sea fish regarded as a harbinger of doom has washed up on a beach in the Canary Islands. The oarfish was discovered by beachgoers in Lanzarote on 10 February, sparking fears among the ...