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 ...

A Rice University study sheds light on the extraordinary evolution of anglerfish ... expect fish to have a lot of variation in shape. Instead, we're seeing it in these deep-sea fish who have ...

On the morning of December 9, 2024, the crew of Sea Baby III hosted visiting angler Jacob Franch ... Lady Luck then blew them a kiss, and the little 9-0 hook sank deep into the fish’s lower jaw ...

The angler didn’t know it at the time, but the “silvery” animal turned out to be a new species. A team of scientists spent decades collecting specimens of deep-sea fish known as beardfish.