The ocean is full of strange and fascinating creatures, but few have captured the imagination quite like the red-lipped batfish. This unusual fish, found mainly near the Galápagos Islands, has gone ...

A video made recently in the remote South Atlantic has engaged the imagination of scientists and the general public alike, as it presents a strange and ghostly sight. In the video, two ...

A deep-sea fish species with unusual cheek patterns has been discovered in the South China Sea after it was listed on online seafood markets. The fish has been named Branchiostegus sanae because its ...

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...

The hoodwinker sunfish, or Mola tecta, can weigh as much as 4,400 pounds and can grow up to nine feet long "It was so enormous and so weird and gorgeous. It's like suddenly you're on another planet," ...