A scary-looking creature with “devil” in its name was spotted close to the surface off Tenerife, a Spanish island.

The marine photographer who captured the footage said it could be the world's first recorded sighting of a black seadevil ...

This is only the second time the species has been recorded while alive. “I thought it was A.I.,” says fish biologist Kory Evans.

Researchers say the new footage of the deep sea fish may be the first live sighting of the creature in daylight near the ocean's surface Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

Scientists spotted the anglerfish in shallow waters, which is highly unusual and could indicate something deeper ...

A very rare fish sighting is making a splash on social media. A deep-sea anglerfish, with its mouthful of sharp teeth, was spotted near the surface of the water near the Canary Islands off the coast ...

Researchers from the NGO Condrik Tenerife have captured what they say are the first images of an adult black seadevil anglerfish, also known by its scientific name Melanocetus johnsonii, alive near ...

Miles below, a deep-sea fish approached the camera’s bait then, changing its mind, swam backward to escape. The footage turned out to be a first-of-its-kind sighting — but it wasn’t the last.

A deep-sea anglerfish was recently spotted swimming in broad daylight in the Canary Islands. The sighting is rare as the fish typically stays in the depths of the ocean below the sunlight zone.

By studying elephant seals' hunting patterns, scientists have discovered a new way to monitor deep-sea fish populations.