Anglerfish — or folk hero? Why this 6-inch deep-sea fish won over the internet’s hearts
"This could be the first recorded sighting in the world of an adult black devil or abyssal anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) ...
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The internet is sobbing over sighting of deep-sea anglerfish surfacing before death: Video
A black seadevil anglerfish has captured − and broken − hearts across the globe after the small deep-sea creature swam to the surface in Spain's Canary Islands just before dying. A TikTok user ...
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How a dying anglerfish became a global icon on social media
A humpback anglerfish, usually found deep underwater, was filmed near the surface. The amazed scientists and sparked online ...
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Why Are People Mourning The Death Of An Anglerfish? The Anglerfish Who Swam To The Surface And Died Explained
A rare video of an anglerfish swimming to the surface of the ocean is going viral right now, but people are learning that the beautiful video comes with a tragic ending. The clip started going ...
'Icarus Of The Deep': How A Dying Anglerfish Became A Social Media Sensation
Photographer David Jara Boguñá filmed a humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii, a species of black seadevil) swimming ...
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Black seadevil anglerfish spotted near the surface in rare sighting
WASHINGTON — An eerie deep-sea creature made a surprising appearance near the ocean’s surface last week. Condrik Tenerife, a shark ocean research organization, spotted a humpback anglerfish ...
How a dying anglerfish became the darling of social media
The creatures are named for their bioluminescent lure (or esca). This modified dorsal fin ray can produce a glow used to fish (or angle) for prey in the dim depths of the sea. The bioluminescence is ...
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Anglerfish Captures Hearts, Species' Future Uncertain
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greenpeace International (@greenpeace) Emerging from the ocean depths into the ...
Here’s how dying anglerfish became social media sensation
The video has provoked an enormously empathetic response on social media, with some seeing the fish as a feminist icon or an ...
Strange happenings under the sea: Is the ocean hinting at an upcoming disaster?
Something unusual is happening in the oceans. Strange deep-sea creatures are surfacing, and marine life is behaving ...