Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The anglerfish species Lophius piscatorius. “Anglerfish are a perfect example of how life can innovate under extreme constraints,” ...

Female anglerfish have long been thought to use the long, fishing rod-like lures that protrude from their heads to attract prey. Now, a new study published March 27 in the journal Ichthyology & ...

A Rice University study sheds light on the extraordinary evolution of anglerfish, a group of deep-sea dwellers whose bizarre adaptations have captivated scientists and the public alike. The research, ...

Deep-sea videos from around the world show how the whipnose anglerfish prefers to swim belly up. By Elizabeth Anne Brown Usually, a belly-up fish isn’t long for this world. But video evidence from the ...

Distinguished by its unusual morphology and a reproductive system based on something called "sexual parasitism," the anglerfish represents a study in how life adapts to severe environmental ...

I've always been fascinated by marine animals. But it wasn't until I was watching Finding Nemo that I learned about some of the seemingly terrifying creatures that lurk in the ocean's depths. If you ...

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 ...

When Alex Maile, a biologist, perused the jars of anglerfish pickled in alcohol at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, he found himself hooked by their lures. “I got to see all these ...

pt. I, Five different bioluminescence systems : -- 1. A marine crustacean : bioluminescent fishes as plagiarists and thieves -- 2. Jelly fish and green fluorescent protein : a soft coral, a ...