the dragonfish Malacosteus nigercan perceive red light. Douglas was surprised when he isolated the chemical responsible for absorbing red: It was chlorophyll. “That was weird,” he says. The fish had ...

Scientists discover a new species of Antarctic dragonfish, isolated for 780,000 years, vulnerable to global warming and ...

Researchers in the Antarctic Peninsula have discovered a new species of Antarctic dragonfish, a new journal study shows. The dragonfish, called the Banded Dragonfish or Akarotaxis gouldae ...

A new species of Antarctic dragonfish, Akarotaxis gouldae or Banded Dragonfish, has been discovered in waters off the western Antarctic Peninsula by researchers at William & Mary's Virginia ...

The team also captured the first-ever footage of Akarotaxis aff. gouldae, a species of dragonfish that was discovered two years ago. It seems the Sandwich Islands have a previously unrecognized ...

They identified the creature as a new species of dragonfish: Melanostomias dio. Dragonfish are a type of deep-sea fish known for being “cunning predators,” according to the Monterey Bay ...

A small but ferocious predator, the male dragonfish will apparently do anything for love. Or at least to find a mate. A new study by researchers at Boston College found the eyes of the male dragonfish ...

nudiceps to the fish found in the trawling net. It wasn’t a match. Akarotaxis gouldae, the banded dragonfish, has been identified as a new species, according to the study. Want to read more?