A black seadevil anglerfish has captured − and broken − hearts across the globe after the small deep-sea creature swam to the surface in Spain's Canary Islands just before dying. A TikTok user ...

"This could be the first recorded sighting in the world of an adult black devil or abyssal anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) ...

Deep in the ocean’s pitch-black depths lurks a creature straight out of a horror movie—the black seadevil anglerfish. With its ghostly glow, razor-sharp teeth, and an eerie bioluminescent lure ...

On January 26, 2025, scientists worldwide were shocked to learn that a black seadevil anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) had ventured from the ocean's dark depths to the surface near the San Juan ...

Jara and his team were able to swim alongside and capture this rare sighting of the black seadevil, a species that usually inhabits the inky depths of the ocean ...

Photographer David Jara Boguñá made the historic discovery, spotting the elusive humpback anglerfish—also known as the black sea devil—floating near the ocean's surface. This species is ...

By Callie Holtermann and Madison Malone Kircher It is easy to believe that the black seadevil anglerfish, with its gaping maw of razor-like teeth, a bioluminescent rod sticking out of its head and ...

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greenpeace International (@greenpeace) Emerging from the ocean depths into the ...

The creatures are named for their bioluminescent lure (or esca). This modified dorsal fin ray can produce a glow used to fish (or angle) for prey in the dim depths of the sea. The bioluminescence is ...