Characterized by their unique adaptations to extreme environments, anglerfish are known for using lures to attract prey. Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have discovered in frogfish (a ...

Researchers have uncovered in anglerfish a specialized motor neuron population for the first dorsal fin used for 'fishing'. When the first dorsal fin evolved from a swimming and buoyancy aid to a ...

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 ...

A multi-institutional team of oceanographers and marine biologists has found evidence showing that some deep-sea species of anglerfish spend their entire lives swimming upside down. In their paper ...

The deep-sea fish ended up with glowing lures not just to snag meals, but also to attract mates, a new study finds. Trilobites The deep-sea fish ended up with glowing lures not just to snag meals, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Preserved deep sea fish called Anglerfish© panparinda/Shutterstock.com The post The Anglerfish's Glow Isn't Just a Trap, ...

Chances are the only time you've seen an anglerfish alive was an animated version in "Finding Nemo." Last week, it was the anglerfish that just kept swimming, a phenomenon that's given the tiny ...

One of the primary reasons the North Dakota Game and Fish Department conducts fish-tagging studies is to estimate ...

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 ...