The bumpy snailfish is one of three newly identified deep-sea snailfish species described by MBARI collaborators at SUNY ...

During the trawls, researchers caught a pair of unfamiliar-looking fish, the study said. Intrigued, they took a closer look at the animals, analyzed their DNA and realized they'd discovered a new ...

Meet the bumpy snailfish—described by scientists as "adorable"—as well as the dark snailfish and sleek snailfish, all of ...

Deep-sea fish, a group of inhabitants of the most light-deprived and harsh environments on our planet, have been discovered to possess a vision similar to humans. This groundbreaking finding not only ...

Read how the uniquely startling telescopefish hunt, thrive, and remain one of the ocean’s most mysterious residents.

But after years of meticulous research, teams of scientists, including MBARI senior scientist Steven Haddock, who led that 2019 expedition, have confirmed what that footage suggested: The deep-sea ...

Around an island off mainland Taiwan, shrimp trawlers hauled in their nets and started sifting through their catch. A deep-sea predator with “very large” eyes caught their attention — and for good ...

Snailfish living in deep-sea trenches in the Pacific and Indian oceans may have wider geographic distributions than ...

Marine researchers on a mission to record life hidden in the world's oceans have reported they found about 100 potential new species - including one mystery starlike creature. The expedition team ...

A new study offers the first direct evidence that deep-dwelling mesopelagic fish, which account for up to 94% of global fish biomass, excrete carbonate minerals at rates comparable to shallow-water ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A new species living at extreme ocean depths in Monterey Bay Canyon was discovered by researchers with Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Photographs and videos ...

Fish come in every shape and size, but the longest ones are downright startling. While most exist deep in the ocean, these ...