Anglerfish: The glowing lure predator - Anglerfish use a glowing lure on their heads to attract prey in the darkness of the deep ocean.

TOMOPTERIS Tomopteris is a genus of plankton (small floating marine organisms found all over the world’s oceans). While many ...

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Things only got weirder from there. The organism’s distinctive, glowing presence was observed by multiple deep-sea missions between 2000 to 2021 but was simply referred to as “mystery mollusk.” ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of glowing sea slug deep in the ocean’s midnight zone. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) scientists said in a press release on Tuesday ...

Suddenly the dark waters lit up with a “starry”-looking glow. The source? An unusual new species of deep-sea animal. “Everyone in the control room let out a loud ‘Oooooh!’ at the same time.

as heavy rainfall can cloud the water and make it harder to see the glow. But be aware: Bioluminescent algae that twinkle along the seascape can poison sea life from fish to sea turtles ...

Like many of the sea creatures that live at these depths, the Pacific viperfish relies on bioluminescence for camouflage. The fish has a line of glowing spots called photophores along its belly.