National Geographic Sea Animals

Video shows Black seadevil fish making rare swim near sea surface

The marine photographer who captured the footage said it could be the world's first recorded sighting of a black seadevil alive in broad daylight near the ocean surface.

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Scientists capture extremely rare footage of a black seadevil

This is only the second time the species has been recorded while alive. “I thought it was A.I.,” says fish biologist Kory Evans.

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Black seadevil anglerfish spotted near the surface in rare sighting

Researchers discovered the deep sea creature in Spain’s Canary Islands, capturing footage of it in broad daylight for the first time in history.

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Rare deep-sea anglerfish spotted on ocean's surface for first time

Marine researchers were out looking sharks off the Canary Islands when they found something quite unexpected -- a humpback angler fish known as a "black sea monster." It was the only known sighting of the deep-sea fish on the surface of the ocean.

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Black demon of the sea caught on video

Below is rare video of the so-called "black demon of the sea." The abyssal humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) appeared near Spain's Canary Islands off the coast of Tenerife. Usually, this delightful creature lives in the pitch darkness 1,

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These animals evolved to be ‘ultrablack’—here’s why

An ant that disappears into the forest floor, a bird that demands attention from mates—for these animals, an inky black ...

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Rare Sighting of This 'Seadevil' Is a 'Dream Come True'

A deep-sea creature only recorded alive on one other occasion has been seen for what's believed to be the first time in broad ...

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'Dancing' turtles prove use of magnetic field as a map

The turtles danced with the most enthusiasm in the tank when they knew they would get food. This was "strong evidence" that ...

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Sea turtles are surviving—despite us

This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... whether we’re dooming these animals. But after months of reporting on sea turtles in several countries, I ...

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