Anglerfish lures glow in the deep ocean, at least half a mile (0.8 kilometers) below the sunlit surface, thanks to luminescent bacteria that take root in the fish’s lure.

Anglerfish typically live in the deep sea and are famous for using a bright little orb at the end of its lure to attract prey and eat them with razor-like teeth. You might remember this guy from ...

Anglerfish ancestors once roamed the seafloor. Here's how we know : Short Wave There are over 200 species of deep-sea anglerfish; some are long and thin, some are squat and round, some have fins ...

The anglerfish has also inspired multiple poems ("she's been following her own light through the darkest of places all her life") and works of fan art paired with inspirational messages.

Anglerfish are among the ocean’s most bizarre creatures. This group of deep-sea dwellers are best known for the bioluminescent lures dangling from their foreheads to attract predators, but they ...

The anglerfish has done the same thing through evolution, Boehm says. “They have gotten rid of everything that is essential for a proper immune response,” says Boehm, ...

David Jara Boguñá, a marine photographer affiliated with Condrik Tenerife, recently opened up about the viral anglerfish that was filmed in shallow waters near Canary Islands.

Anglerfish traded their immune systems for spooky fusion sex, new study suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When it ...

Anglerfish are the stuff of nightmares. National Geographic called the other-worldly terrors from the deep "possibly the ugliest animal on the planet," and they're definitely not wrong. Everything ...

A video of an anglerfish swimming to the surface of the ocean was posted to Instagram on February 5th, 2025, and posted to TikTok the next day, garnering millions of views between the two platforms.

Rare deep-sea anglerfish spotted on ocean's surface for first time 00:44. In what may be the world's first-ever recorded sighting, a black seadevil — anglerfish known for living thousands of ...

Gen Zers are crying an ocean over the saga of a small anglerfish that perished shortly after swimming to the surface, as seen in TikTok videos with millions of views.