Social media users are reacting to the rare sighting of a black seadevil anglerfish that was spotted on the surface of the ...

This rare black seadevil captivated social media with its mysterious journey to the surface—before vanishing forever.

It is easy to believe that the black seadevil anglerfish, with its gaping maw of razor-like teeth, a bioluminescent rod sticking out of its head and lidless eyes used to scan the deepest, darkest ...

A rare humpback anglerfish — also known as the Melanocetus johnsonii species of black seadevil — was filmed last week rising ...

In what may be the world's first-ever recorded sighting, a black seadevil — anglerfish known for living thousands of feet beneath the ocean's surface where the light no longer touches — was ...

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 ...

“I thought it was A.I.,” says fish biologist Kory Evans. Black seadevil anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) are deep-sea creatures that have rarely been spotted swimming in the wild. Their name ...

A black seadevil anglerfish was sighted near the surface, about 2,000 meters off the coast of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, which are part of Spain, by scientists with Condrik Tenerife ...

The anglerfish is also known as the black seadevil or black sea monster. The specific humpback anglerfish was a female Melanocetus johnsonii as noted by the unique bioluminescent lure that extends ...