Eelpouts are primarily bottom-dwelling species, found in deep trenches or around hydrothermal vents in some of the planet’s ...

[New Paper] Meet Delectopecten thermus, a new species of Glass Scallop from a deep-sea hot vent in Okinawa Trough, Japan! We ...

In a river of northeastern Brazil, an “armored” creature with “large” eyes paused to rest against a rock. The maze-like ...

Humpback anglerfish typically are found at depths of up to 1,500 meters below the water's surface, where there is little to ...

A deep-sea fish species with unusual cheek patterns has been discovered in the South China Sea after it was listed on online seafood markets. The fish has been named Branchiostegus sanae because its ...

Scientists found deep-sea shrimp evolved special vision to detect bioluminescent light and navigate their world.

Despite making up more than 70% of the Earth's surface, seas and oceans are largely unknown to science. It is estimated that we do not know even half of what happens in the aquatic ...

Light is a primary driver of visual evolution in shrimp, according to new FIU research published this week in Nature ...

Victoria University of Wellington have discovered a species of sea squirt that is thought to be new to science.

The new find came after scientists ... was named Bathynomus vaderi. The creature belongs to a genus of giant isopods found in abundance in deep-sea waters. Referred to by the researchers as ...