Trawlers off the coast of Cabo Verde hauled in the “spoon”-nosed sea animal but didn’t realize how unique it was at first.

A remarkable sighting occurred in February near Tenerife, Spain, when an unusual fish was spotted in daylight ... also known as the Black Seadevil. Typically, this species inhabits the deep ...

Photographer David Jara Boguñá filmed a humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii, a species of black seadevil) swimming near the surface in sunlit waters. These fish have never before been seen ...

Photographer David Jara Boguná filmed a humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii, a species of black seadevil) swimming near the surface in sunlit waters. These fish have never before been seen ...

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 Black Seadevil anglerfish lurks thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface, known for its haunting appearance and bioluminescent lure. In 2024, one was spotted near Spain’s Canary Islands ...

Anglerfish was spotted swimming near the surface off Spain’s Canary Islands Anglerfish died moments later after it was spotted Anglerfish are known to inhabits depths ranging from 200 to 2,000 meters ...

The post also described it as the first known sighting of an adult black seadevil alive, in broad daylight. “A legendary fish that few people will have had the privilege of observing alive. The motive ...

A humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii)—a species known as a black seadevil—was spotted off the coast of Tenerife. This terrifying deep-sea fish is typically found at depths of 200 to ...

According to National Geographic, the black seadevil died shortly after the footage ... Robison offered three possible theories as to why the tiny fish was far from its usual habitat: The ...