A Rice University study sheds light on the extraordinary evolution of anglerfish, a group of deep-sea dwellers whose bizarre adaptations have captivated scientists and the public alike.

Anglerfish have got an angle all right, but it's definitely not to win anyone over with their spooky visage. Rather, their ...

Anglerfish earned the name for their unique evolutionary hunting adaptation—a front dorsal fin known as an illicium that functions as a lure. To humans, an illicium may resemble a fishing rod ...

Yamamoto thinks the unique group of fishing motor neurons found in frogfish suggests that, as a result of evolution, "the ...

Anglerfish is an adventure game, by Professional Villains for PC. Anglerfish has a Stylized art style, presented in 2D or 2.5D and is played in a Third-Person perspective. Adventure Gamers have not ...

With its luminous dorsal spine, the anglerfish is well adapted for life in the dark depths of the ocean. But when it comes to relationships, some take a rather unconventional route. Pairings of ...

From animal journeys across oceans to the discovery of dozens of new species in the deep sea, these stories wowed us ...

A mile or more down in the lightless ocean, deep-sea anglerfish search for partners. The 162 species of this Ceratioid suborder form odd couples: The males are dwarfed, the females many times ...

The enormous expanded stomach of a rare hairy anglerfish has intrigued researchers ever since it was caught near the Cape Verde islands in 1999. Little is known about this bizarre deep-sea fish, ...

Innkeeper Yoshihisa Takeshi exports "anko nabe" (anglerfish hot pot) and "an-kimo" (anglerfish liver) ramen to Hong Kong. Takeshi poses for a photo in Kita-Ibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, on July 13 ...