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

In 2024, deep-sea expeditions filmed exceptional footage of deep-sea animal and species discoveries, including rare nautilus ...

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

“With their unique traits like bioluminescent lures and large oral ... Instead, we’re seeing it in these deep-sea fish who have nothing but water to interact with.” According to the team ...

A multi-institutional team of biologists has produced new insights into the evolution of anglerfish—deep-sea dwellers known ...

A Rice University study sheds light on the extraordinary evolution of anglerfish, a group of deep-sea dwellers whose bizarre ...

Distinguished by its unusual morphology and a reproductive system based on "sexual parasitism," the anglerfish represents a ...

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 ...

"With their unique traits like bioluminescent lures and large oral ... Instead, we're seeing it in these deep-sea fish who have nothing but water to interact with." The researchers used a ...