A silver fish with many sharp teeth against a black background Many of the fish lurking in the depths of the ocean resemble the alien villains of horror films, with gargantuan teeth, glow-in-the-dark ...

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

A fish biologist and her team spotted a see-through fish in Alaskan waters recently. It’s a rarely-seen blotched snailfish. "Been hoping to see one of these in person for a long time! Blotched ...

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 ...

In a dark, unexplored layer of ocean, a hidden cache of fish might play an unexpected role in our climate’s future. By Moira Donovan / Hakai Magazine Published Nov 29, 2023 7:00 AM EST This article ...

The deep sea contains more than 90% of the water in our oceans, but only about a third of all fish species. Scientists have long thought the explanation for this was intuitive -- shallow ocean waters ...

For decades, oceanographers have known that something did not add up in the deep sea. Huge predators like sharks and tunas ...

Do you ever get the feeling that you’re being watched? The video below of deep-sea rattail fish staring into MBARI’s (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) cameras will definitely make you feel ...