One of the most beautiful and strange examples of this is the Pacific barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma), small fish that live in the twilit ocean at depths of 600 to 800 meters (2,000 to ...

They live on the Arctic and Antarctic ocean floor down to depths of 13,100 feet (4,000 m), ... This eel grows to about 3.3 feet (1 m) long and feeds mainly on small fish.

Women who eat small fish whole — from the head to the bones — may face a lower risk of dying from cancer and other causes, a new study out of Japan finds.

Black seadevils can live up to 15,000 feet under the ocean surface, with humpback anglerfish specifically known to live as deep as roughly 6,500 feet under the sea, according to the researchers.

Despite being small — usually around 3 to 8 inches (7.5 to 20 centimeters) long, although they can grow to 12 inches (30 cm) — they can be extremely aggressive and attack almost anything that ...

Capelin (Mallotus villosus) are a small fish that live on plankton and krill in the cold but very productive waters of the North Atlantic.They form an essential layer of the ocean food chain in ...

Researchers say the new footage of the deep sea fish may be the first live sighting of the creature in daylight near the ocean's surface Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has ...

Scientists call this section of the ocean the “twilight zone” because the fish that inhabit it are basically living in darkness with only a small glimpse of light, Paig-Tran said.

The Fish and Wildlife Service says it needs more time to examine the science while considering protections for two species of small fish that live in an aquifer. Two species of blind cave-dwelling ...

So it’s been good to see that small fish, long celebrated in Europe, are finally having a moment in the United States, with chefs elevating them from their traditional tins into haute cuisine.