A small fish only known to the Red Sea, V. mabahiss lives deep underwater and is seldom encountered by people, so much so that it has no common name. The findings from this study will provide ...

Marine life in the deep ocean can take decades to recover from the impact of deep-sea mining for rare metals, new research shows.

Recent appearances of the rare oarfish near Baja California Sur, Mexico have ignited discussions on social media. Often called the 'Doomsday Fish,' th ...

The video has provoked an enormously empathetic response on social media, with some seeing the fish as a feminist icon or an Icarus-like figure who swam too close to the Sun. The reaction shows our ...

For the first time, a group of killer whales has been documented preying upon a prickly shark, a rare deep-sea dweller, according to a study published on March 20 in the journal Frontiers in Fish ...

The oarfish, or "doomsday fish," surfaced in Mexico in February 2025, igniting superstitions about disasters. These rare deep-sea fish dwell 200 to 2,000 meters deep. The frilled shark ...

A clip of a deep sea oarfish washed up on a beach has circulated online, prompting false claims that its presence is a ...

In 2024, one was spotted near Spain’s Canary Islands, an extremely rare event as they rarely leave ... reminding us how little we know about the deep sea.

A deep-sea creature rarely seen by humans called the oarfish has washed ashore in Mexico! Legend has it that this mysterious “doomsday fish” only emerges from the ocean’s depths when ...

The blobfish, once dubbed the world's ugliest animal, has been named New Zealand's Fish of the Year, highlighting the need ...