Scientists are not sure why the black devil fish surfaced, but possible explanations include suffering from a disease, an ...

A Texas angler received a major surprise last week when he hooked a rare black alligator gar while casting a fly designed to catch redfish. “It was very surprising once the fish surfaced to see ...

Tiktokers are now obsessed with a mysterious and menacing 'demon black fish' after footage of the fish surfaced – however many across the internet have been left with one question ...

The Invisible Man isn’t the only expert in making himself imperceptible with optics science. Species of ultra-black fish also have that tactic down pat, according to a study published Thursday ...

An eerie looking creature from the ocean’s depths has become an unwitting inspiration for intense emotions. By Callie Holtermann and Madison Malone Kircher It is easy to believe that the black ...

Researchers have found fish that absorb more than 99.9 percent of the light that hits their skin. By Katherine J. Wu Alexander Davis admits that he can be a glutton for punishment. He staked part ...

Recently, scientists discovered that 16 species of deep-sea fish — some of them distantly related — camouflage with the help of skin that appears ultra-black, reflecting less than 0.5 percent ...

In this case, though, the black spots characteristic of black spot syndrome allowed for a different approach: the video transect method. To record as many surgeonfish as possible, and therefore ...

These fish — like the fangtooth, the Pacific blackdragon, the anglerfish and the black swallower — have modified the shape, size and packing of the pigment in their skin to the point that it ...

According to Johnsen and Osborn's study, some super black fish achieve up to 99.9 percent light absorption. In other words, only one out of every thousand photons escapes.

The skin of fish that live deep beneath the surface of the sea represent some of the blackest materials known on Earth, absorbing more than 99.5 percent of light that hits its body.

Poto: Lotus Guide Service. The all-tackle world record, a 279-pound alligator gar caught in the Rio Grande, Texas, has stood since 1951.. The fish are typically olive-colored. Melanistic gar ...