National Geographic Ocean Animals

Video shows Black seadevil fish making rare swim near sea surface

The marine photographer who captured the footage said it could be the world's first recorded sighting of a black seadevil alive in broad daylight near the ocean surface.

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Scientists capture extremely rare footage of a black seadevil

This is only the second time the species has been recorded while alive. “I thought it was A.I.,” says fish biologist Kory Evans.

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Rare deep-sea anglerfish spotted on ocean's surface for first time

Marine researchers were out looking sharks off the Canary Islands when they found something quite unexpected -- a humpback angler fish known as a "black sea monster." It was the only known sighting of the deep-sea fish on the surface of the ocean.

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Black demon of the sea caught on video

Below is rare video of the so-called "black demon of the sea." The abyssal humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) appeared near Spain's Canary Islands off the coast of Tenerife. Usually, this delightful creature lives in the pitch darkness 1,

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Sound waves and sea creatures

Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have evolved unique oral and aural adaptations. Understanding them better could ...

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Rare Sighting of This 'Seadevil' Is a 'Dream Come True'

A deep-sea creature only recorded alive on one other occasion has been seen for what's believed to be the first time in broad ...

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