By Liz Kimbrough A transparent goby fish drifted through the darkness, its skeleton visible through paper-thin skin. Nearby, ...

An "odd-looking" deep-sea fish recently washed ashore on an Oregon beach to the surprise of a local aquarium. The Seaside Aquarium in Seaside, Oregon, published pictures of the dead fish in an April ...

Chances are the only time you've seen an anglerfish alive was an animated version in "Finding Nemo." Last week, it was the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Scientists sampled fish living in the Pacific's Mariana Trench and trenches in the Indian Ocean. ...

It's long been a staple on seafood menus and in frozen fish fillets at the grocery store. But dig a little deeper and orange roughy (also known as deep sea perch) is actually one of the most ...

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...

Mesopelagic fish, long overlooked in ocean chemistry, are now proven to excrete carbonate minerals much like their shallow-water counterparts—despite living in dark, high-pressure depths. Using the ...

The fish was found at 200 to 2,000 meters below the surface. At least 16 types of recently discovered deep-sea fish are among the darkest creatures ever found, according to a study published Thursday.