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 ...

This Marine Biologist Explained Why Deep Sea Fish Tend To Be Darker, So Y'all Can Shut Up About "The Little Mermaid" Being Black Now BuzzFeed Tue, September 13, 2022 at 8:34 PM UTC ...

600 feet beneath the ocean's surface dwells one of nature's strangest animals: a fish that can absorb light like a black hole. Inverse is counting down the 20 stories that made us say 'wtf' in ...

Skin beetles have been filmed devouring a decaying pompano fish in a timelapse clip. The footage is part of a film called Wrought, which explores the relationship between people, decay and rotting ...

In many species, Johnson says, these lesions are black, “but in some species they’ll show up as white.” They form on the skin, scales and fins of fish. The spots appear when the free-swimming, larval ...

The researchers took pieces of skin from different parts of the fish’s body and took pictures of them under a microscope. Up close, a hogfish’s skin looks like a pointillist painting. Each dot of ...

This fish doesn't just see with its eyes -- it also sees with its skin. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 08 / 230822111732.htm ...