Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has been named New Zealand's ...

A New Zealand-based nonprofit announced the blobfish as the winner of its "Fish of the Year" vote, years after it was named ...

In a world where new species are constantly being discovered, some creatures remain hidden in the depths of the ocean, ...

Researchers classify the coelacanth under the group Sarcopterygii, which include the earliest ancestors of amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.

The blobfish is specially adapted to life in the deep ocean, but it looks like a shapeless blob when brought to the surface.

It has been a dramatic change of fortunes for the blobfish. Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the ...

Deep-sea fish thrive in extreme pressure, darkness, and pollution, revealing new survival mechanisms and threats.

The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme ...

One wahoo was caught “by a professional fisherman” using a Fishing Aggregated Device, a floating object used to attract oceanic fish, at a depth of about 1,700 feet, researchers said.

This victory is yet another major legal rebuke to the federal government's continuing attempts to establish aquaculture in ...