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A red deep-sea fish specimen.

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The Whalefish Mystery

October 2010

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Imagine eating an entire fish bigger than you—bones and all! At only 25 cm long, the black swallower often eats fish much larger than itself with the help of an expanding stomach. Sometimes the meal is so large that there isn’t enough time for digestio

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Black Swallower

October 2013

A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.

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Bioluminescence

September 2013

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A photo of a sea toad specimen.

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A Sub and a Sea Toad

July 2011

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Blackdevil fish are quintessential monsters from the deep. The female lurks in the dark, drawing in prey with her glowing lure, while the male attaches to her like a blood-sucking parasite.

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Blackdevil Fish

August 2012

This rarely seen smalleyed rabbitfish, belongs to the order Chimaera. Chimaeras are related to sharks and are cartilaginous animals—they have no real bones.

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Chimaera from the Deep

December 2017

A female anglerfish larva from the Linophrynidae family collected in the northern region of the Gulf of Mexico. © 2016 DEEPEND/ Dante Fenolio

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A female anglerfish larva from the Linophrynidae family

October 2016

Jaw of the goblin shark

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The Goblin Shark

October 2015

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Meet the Tiny Bacteria That Give Anglerfishes Their Spooky Glow

October 2016

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The ultra-black Pacific blackdragon forms a circular shape with its body.

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Scientists Find First Ultra-Black Color in Deep-Sea Fishes

July 2020

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage

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Light at the Bottom of the Deep Dark Ocean

November 2009

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Photograph of the underside of a gelatinous octopus with a bright yellow bioluminescent ring around her mouth.

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Bioluminescent Animals Photo Gallery

August 2011

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