Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has been named New Zealand's ...

He wrote: ‘Recently, the cold water entering the Andaman Sea has led to unusual fish sightings due to the Indian Ocean Dipole. ‘Previously, a Mola mola was caught in a net, and now an oarfish.

Deep-sea fish thrive in extreme pressure, darkness, and pollution, revealing new survival mechanisms and threats.

Check out the most fascinating and bizarre deep-sea fish the planet has to offer. Location: Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean The "hairs" on the frogfish are actually ...

The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme ...

The Indian Ocean is the third largest body of water on Earth at more than 6,000 miles wide and covering 13% of the world's surface. It is home to 5,000 species of fish, many of which only exist in ...

More than 30,000 fish have died since the September onset ... waters through the Indonesian seas and into the eastern Indian Ocean. The second is the Leeuwin Current, which picks up this warm ...

The 6-month-old redfish averaged 4 inches. The ones that survive will take a 1½ years to reach the keeping size of 18 inches.