Pacific blackdragon

Underwater photos from around the world that will make you take a second look to find out how these photographers got the shot!

Researchers have discovered 16 species of "Vantablack" fish. These deep-sea fish have ultra-black skin that absorbs over 99.95% of light.

Marine photographer Jason Bradley produced the series of detailed images - of mainly dead creatures - to give a glimpse into our planet's largest but least explored habitat.

As they are ambush predators, their bodies are dark black, and even their stomachs are coated with black tissue to block out any light that might be produced by bioluminescent (light producing) animals that they eat. Along their dark bodies, Pacific blackdragons have several rows of specialized light cells, called photophores that are probably used to ... Read more

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 some of the darkest known animals.

Art illustration - Oceans & Seas - Black Dragonfish: (Idiacanthus atlanticus) are long, slender fish which live in mesopelagic to bathypelagic waters at depths of about 2,000 m. The female is up to 40cm long, with small eyes, chin barbel, and long fang-like teeth, which are used for catching its primary food item - other fish. By contrast, the male is just 5cm, has no teeth, no chin barbel, a non-functional gut, and is dark brown rather than black.

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Female blackdragons are long, with fanglike teeth. Males are much smaller, with no teeth, and live only long enough to mate.

From the dark depths of the ocean, some are odd, others are terrifying!

The ocean is, in many ways, another world. It is a place that is quite different from the Earth that we know and experience on a day-to-day basis. Case in point: Meet the black dragonfish. This little creature is also known as Idiacanthus atlanticus, and to be frank, the little guys look rather terrifying. In fact, they look […]