An anglerfish’s search for the sun goes viral, but science has a different story
The internet saw this little baby leaving the depths of its home and floating toward the sun and gave it a bit of its own story — albeit one that's likely pretty far from the truth. One post on X said ...
Anglerfish — or folk hero? Why this 6-inch deep-sea fish won over the internet’s hearts
"This could be the first recorded sighting in the world of an adult black devil or abyssal anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) ...
The Biggest Fish Ever Caught
We look at some of the biggest fish ever caught by anglers around the world. These fish were all caught with a rod-and-reel, ...
The internet is sobbing over sighting of deep-sea anglerfish surfacing before death: Video
Social media users are reacting to the rare sighting of a black seadevil anglerfish that was spotted on the surface of the ...
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Another fish surfaces alongside the anglerfish, and the wild reason could involve volcanoes
According to Robison, because the sighting occurred off the coast of the Canary Islands, an area known for volcanic activity, it’s possible the fish became trapped in a column of rising warm water ...
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All the heartbreaking reasons the anglerfish might have swam to the surface of the sea
The final possible reason is that the anglerfish could have been swallowed or caught by a larger predator such as a pilot whale, seal, sea lion, or even a jellyfish. The predator could have swam ...
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Here’s what tragically happened to the anglerfish after it swam to the surface
Rare deep-sea anglerfish seen for the first time in broad daylight off the coast of Tenerife last week. Usually they are ...
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Here’s why everyone is crying over the tragic story of the anglerfish on TikTok
People in TikTok are in literal tears after becoming obsessed with the story of an anglerfish who spent its final moments reaching for light on the ocean’s surface.
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The anglerfish is WAY smaller than we thought, and these scaled pictures prove it
However, the video evidence of the anglerfish being tiny might not be all disappointment (or relief). According to National ...
‘The way I sobbed’: The internet is mourning the deep-sea anglerfish who swam to the surface to die
TikTok users are mourning, celebrating, and mythologizing an anglerfish who was spotted rising to the surface of the sea ...
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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