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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 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 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.

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.

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 ...

The researchers speculated that the anglerfish had come to the surface due to an illness, an updraft, or an attempt to escape from a predator. According to Spanish media outlet Marca, ...

Anglerfish earned the name for their unique evolutionary hunting adaptation—a front dorsal fin known as an illicium that functions as a lure.To humans, an illicium may resemble a fishing rod ...

Deep-sea anglerfish near ocean's surface. David Jara Boguna/Condrik Tenerife via Storyful. As Oceanographic reports, past sightings of the fish have included images taken via submarine or pictures ...

A deep-sea anglerfish was recently caught on camera in a rare moment, delighting social media users while scaring others with its appearance. It was seen near the Canary Islands.