The deep ocean is home to the largest ecosystem on Earth, but we’ve only explored a tiny portion of it. Despite the enormity ...

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Your pet fish might not be cuddly like your cat or playful like your dog, but that doesn't mean they can't make a splash in your household, especially when they've got a great, stand-out name to set ...

Marine biologists have discovered a new species in the Pacific Ocean’s deepest waters. But unlike most bottom feeders, these tiny fish are unexpectedly cute. The bumpy snailfish, or Careproctus ...

The Pacific spiny lumpsucker is a funny-looking fish with a round body, bubbly eyes and a mouth agape. But under fluorescent lighting, it looks terrifying — “demonic” even. That’s the conclusion Leo ...

New research shows how deep-sea fish evolved unique body shapes depending on depth and habitat, revealing surprising ...

Researchers probing the deep, dark waters of the Pacific's Atacama Trench have discovered three "amazing" species of snailfish swimming almost 5 miles below the ocean surface. Temporarily nicknamed ...

Observed at a staggering depth of more than 8,000 feet below the surface of the ocean, scientists think they may have found a new species. The small wriggling creature is a snailfish and comes from ...