These fish live in one of the largest ecosystems on earth: the mesopelagic zone of the ocean, between 200 and 1 000 meters down. Lanternfish often group together, forming dense layers. In fact ...

Related: New piranha-like fish with 'human teeth' and Eye of Sauron ... These unusual creatures live in the mesopelagic zone ...

On February 10, beachgoers discovered the long, ribbon-shaped fish, which isn't common due to its deep-sea residence —up to 3 ...

Rhythmic clicks, grunts and roars fill the Año Nuevo Island Reserve in California, home to a large breeding colony of ...

Scientists at British Antarctic Survey and Bristol University discovered that by accounting for different acoustic properties of fish, the biomass, or total weight, of mesopelagic fish is likely ...

The “doomsday fish” can grow to be up to 30 feet long and typically resides down to 1,000 meters in the mesopelagic zone of the ocean, according to Ocean Conservancy, making a sighting of the ...

These creatures inhabit the mesopelagic region—“the least explored ... Folklore and the “Doomsday Fish” Legend Historically, oarfish have been entwined with superstition.