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.

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

An international study led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), Spain, has investigated how marine ecosystems responded to past ...

Shocking new footage shows a pair of bloodsucking parasites latched onto the head of a deep-sea rattail fish. In the video, which the Schmidt Ocean Institute shared in a Facebook post, two copepods — ...

By Liz Kimbrough A transparent goby fish drifted through the darkness, its skeleton visible through paper-thin skin. Nearby, a sea slug wore yellow polka dots like a party dress, while an orange fish ...

An "odd-looking" deep-sea fish recently washed ashore on an Oregon beach to the surprise of a local aquarium. The Seaside Aquarium in Seaside, Oregon, published pictures of the dead fish in an April ...

Deep within the sea lies another world entirely. It’s a world of complete darkness, where light is absorbed thousands of feet ...

For an animal, surviving in the ocean’s deepest trenches requires remarkable adaptations: a gelatinous body that can withstand pressure, bioluminescent features to guide it, and a transparent ...