This is only the second time the species has been recorded while alive. “I thought it was A.I.,” says fish biologist Kory Evans.
According to the organization, the fish is a so-called “black seadevil” known by its scientific name Melanocetus johnsonii. They typically swim between 650 and 6,500 feet below the ocean’s surface.
A scary-looking creature with “devil” in its name was spotted close to the surface off Tenerife, a Spanish island.
The humpback anglerfish, a type of black sea devil, also known as a “black demon,” was spotted alive for the first time by Condrik Tenerife, which specializes in marine research and conservation.
In a major turn of events, a very rare fish which typically lives at great depths in the ocean was seen much closer to the water’s surface than usual near the Canary Islands, off the coast of ...
Humpback anglerfish typically are found at depths of up to 1,500 meters below the water's surface, where there is little to ...
The mysterious black devil fish is captured on video for the first time in the deep waters off Spain
A groundbreaking discovery has been made off the coast of Tenerife, Spain, marking the first time a Black Devil Fish (Melanocetus johnsonii) has been sighted alive near the ocean's ...
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