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Scientists show that a very rare mode of reproduction used by deep-sea anglerfish - sexual parasitism - is associated with the loss of adaptive immunity. In...

Although it looks like an eel, it does not have much to do with eelsNutakutsugi. The name "nuta" comes from the mucus that covers the skin, but this mucilage...

The smiley snailfish has a knack for 'smiling' in the deep sea

The bizarre-looking Pacific football fish is so rarely seen that only 31 of them have ever been recorded.

Thanks to deep-sea fish, the ocean absorbs about half of the carbon humans produce; Las Vegas' main water supply is a lake that just hit record-low levels;...

Light-up fish and ancient volcanic structures are among the discoveries of a new expedition to map the remote Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean.

We describe the bi-directed eyes of a mesopelagic teleost fish, Rhynchohyalus natalensis, that possesses an extensive lateral diverticulum to each tubular eye....

The deep ocean is dark, cold, and full of strange animals. Some are calm, but many are dangerous with sharp teeth and scary looks. These deadly fish use strong...

This transparent fish rarely ventures above the darkness of the deep ocean.

The bizarre bodies of deep sea fish are the stuff of nightmares, but their peculiar shapes also help the animals survive in the dark and cold ocean depths.