A Deep-Sea Fish of Nightmares Strays Into Shallow Waters A scary-looking creature with “devil” in its name was spotted close to the surface off Tenerife, a Spanish island. Share full article ...

The black devil, or Melanocetus johnsonii, normally lives in the abyss, between 650 and 6,500 feet (200 and 2,000 meters) deep, where darkness reigns supreme. A predator adapted to darkness ...

Black Devil Fish usually stayed between 200 and 2,000 metres down in the inky deep sea. Researchers think this is the firs time ever an adult of the species, scientific name Melanocetus johnsonii ...

Black Devil Fish usually stayed between 200 and 2,000 metres down in the inky deep sea. Researchers think this is the firs time ever an adult of the species, scientific name Melanocetus johnsonii ...

A Spanish shark research organisation says it may have captured the first footage of a rare deep-sea creature swimming in the light of day. David Jara Boguñá, a photographer on an expedition ...

She was referring to the now-viral footage of a female black sea devil — a toothsome predator that resides as deep as 6,500 feet down — that was filmed swimming in the shallows off Tenerife in ...

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This terrifying deep-sea fish is typically found at depths of 200 to 2,000 meters and is rarely seen alive. Condrik – Tenerife, an NGO conducting a shark research expedition, made the sighting.

A deep-sea anglerfish was spotted by scientists swimming near the surface of the water off the coast of the Canary Islands. AFP via Getty Images The "black seadevil" typically swim from 650 to ...

While the Black Devil Fish is known to exist in other deep-sea locations, this is the first recorded instance of it being seen alive and at the surface off Tenerife.