Photographer David Jara Boguñá filmed a humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii, a species of black seadevil) swimming near the surface in sunlit waters. These fish have never before been seen ...

In February, researchers from conservation organisation Condrik Tenerife were about two kilometres off the coast of Tenerife ...

Chatterbaits are one of the hottest bass lures going, so maybe you’re wondering what all the fuss is about. Or maybe you just want to know, what is a chatterbait? Well, let’s start with the ...

In recent days, the anglerfish has become a symbol of hope and light for the extremely online — which is very nice but not exactly based on truth. Last week, scientists spotted an anglerfish ...

An undergraduate University of Hawai‘i researcher was working in a laboratory in 2022 when she came upon a peculiar looking ...

The black seadevil anglerfish, a deep-sea predator with bioluminescent lure, sharp teeth, and unique adaptations, survives in extreme ocean depths. Notably, its bioluminescent lure attracts prey ...

Anglerfish are much smaller than you probably think they are. The specimen Boguñá filmed was a female, which typically grow ...

WASHINGTON — An eerie deep-sea creature made a surprising appearance near the ocean’s surface last week. Condrik Tenerife, a shark ocean research organization, spotted a humpback anglerfish ...

When a male anglerfish finds his mate in the pitch-black expanse of the deep sea, he uses his sharp teeth to latch onto her ...

The bioluminescence is produced by symbiotic bacteria that live inside the bulbous head of the esca. Male anglerfish lack the iconic lure and are much smaller, usually reaching a length of only 3cm.