A female anglerfish, a rare deep-sea fish with fanged teeth and a glowing lure dangling from her head, made her final ascent toward the surface off the coast of an island in Spain, captivating the ...

A few weeks ago, a video took over social media, showing a female Anglerfish rising to the surface of the ocean. It was not a fish like any other, but a fascinating being that usually lives in the ...

Male anglerfish are tiny — sometimes less than one-tenth the size of the females. And when a male encounters a female, he bites her skin and either temporarily or permanently fuses with her, forming ...

With its luminous dorsal spine, the anglerfish is well adapted for life in the dark depths of the ocean. But when it comes to relationships, some take a rather unconventional route. Pairings of ...

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 ...

The specific humpback anglerfish was a female Melanocetus johnsonii as noted by the unique bioluminescent lure that extends from their head, according to Oceana. Only female have this dorsal lure ...

A rare Humpback Anglerfish, usually found 200–600m deep, was spotted near Tenerife in daylight for the first time. Experts speculate rising temperatures or its nearing death led it to the surface. The ...

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

Anglerfish are much smaller than you probably think they are. The specimen Boguñá filmed was a female, which typically grows up to 15cm long. The creatures are named for their bioluminescent ...