The 36-pound fish doesn’t have the bluish-gray body like others of its kind, but has coloring more akin to a dairy cow, its white skin marked with black splotches.

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 ...

Since Aug. 21, South Carolina has recorded more than 80 reports of black and white tegus in the state. If you see a black and white tegu, report it to Andrew Grosse, [email protected].

The scary-looking fish is usually found in water depths of 1,500 meters, where little to no sunlight reaches and where it uses its bioluminescent light to attract its prey.

According to the organization, the fish is a so-called “black seadevil” known by its scientific name Melanocetus johnsonii. They typically swim between 650 and 6,500 feet below the ocean’s ...

Now, scientists have spotted the nightmarish fish in broad daylight for the very first time. Black demon fish (Melanocetus johnsonii) are usually only found on the seabed, at depths of between 200 ...

WATCH: Rare ‘Black Demon’ fish spotted alive for first time by: Celeste Houmard Posted: Feb 10, 2025 / 09:07 AM EST Updated: Feb 10, 2025 / 12:30 PM EST ...