Ateam of marine biologists has discovered 16 species of "ultra-black" fish that absorb more than 99% of the light that hits their skin, making them virtually invisible to other deep-sea fish. The ...

Black sea bass is a reef fish that likes rocky bottoms and patrols the waters around jetties and pilings for prey. It’s a hermaphrodite — some fish switch sexes as adults. The species can be ...

Some species of deep-sea fish have evolved blacker-than-black skin to protect them from being eaten – or to help them sneak up on fish they want to eat. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal ...

Black sea bass fishing days start at 4:30 am for Charlie Borden and his crew. (Olivia Ebertz/The Public's Radio) The Public’s Radio in Rhode Island and WBUR have a partnership in which the news ...

The researchers caught three of the new fish species in the northern Gulf of Mexico at depths of 3,280 to 4,921 feet (1,000 to 1,500 meters) in what’s called the bathyal zone – nicknamed the ...

In new research published in Current Biology on Thursday, scientists looked at 16 species of deep sea animals that can absorb more than 99.5 percent of visible light directed at them, making them ...

Rare deep-sea anglerfish spotted on ocean's surface for first time 00:44. In what may be the world's first-ever recorded sighting, a black seadevil — anglerfish known for living thousands of ...

For recreational anglers such as Jeff Andres, 26, black seabass are the fallback species while bottom fishing in the winter for grouper and snapper. "When fish aren't biting you can always catch ...

Sitting in his spacious office with a view of the Black Sea, Tayfun Denizer smiles: his rainbow trout, raised in submerged ...

They identified at least 16 species of deep-sea-dwelling fish with skin that absorbs over 99.5% percent of light. It's the ultimate camouflage for the inky depths of the ocean.

For those fishing on a private or for-hire vessel, black sea bass may be fileted at sea but not skinned. An angler is allowed to carry no more than two filets per allowed fish off the vessel.