According to the organization, the fish is a so-called “black seadevil” known by its scientific name Melanocetus johnsonii. They typically swim between 650 and 6,500 feet below the ocean’s surface.
The scary-looking fish is usually to be found more than a mile below the surface, where little to no light penetrates.
A deep sea creature known for living hundreds of meters below the water's surface in the darkness of the deep ocean was photographed in broad daylight last week — in what researchers are saying may be ...
Humpback anglerfish typically are found at depths of up to 1,500 meters below the water's surface, where there is little to no sunlight.
One of the best things that can happen to a zoo or aquarium is for one of their resident animals to go viral. But what ...