and lights up with brilliant bioluminescence. The team published a description of the animal, nicknamed the "mystery mollusk," in the journal Deep-Sea Research Part I. "Thanks to MBARI's advanced ...

From their bioluminescent blue light to their needle-like teeth, these deep-sea fish are like vampires; they're born for life in the dark. Heck, even vampires might be scared of these creepy ocean ...

A team of marine biologists in Tenerife, Canary Islands, have caught on video a rare black devil fish for the first time in ...

Professor Sophie Scott is joined by James Maclaine, a Curator of fish from the Natural History Museum, who shows her a number of deep sea fish and explains how they use light to communicate in ...

Lanternfish are one of many animals that light up the ocean with their glowing bodies. Watch fish expert Ollie Crimmen explain more about these deep-sea dwellers. Lanternfishes have light-producing ...

The benefits of bioluminescence are as diverse and varied as the species that possess this luminous capability, indicating that there is not one singular reason for its existence. For deep-sea ...

Similar organs housing bioluminescent bacteria are found in deep sea anglerfishes and ponyfishes, too. In fact, a 2016 study reports bioluminescent capabilities have evolved at least 27 separate ...

Known as a top predator in the deep sea, this fish has evolved incredible adaptations to survive in underwater areas that have never known so much as a glimpse of sunlight. Dragonfish are found ...