Malacosteus niger is one of two species of male dragonfish to reveal they grow larger eyes in order to seek out females in the deep ocean, a sexual dimorphism that makes the dragonfish an anomaly ...

Dragonfish are carnivores, feeding on smaller fish, crustaceans and other deep-sea creatures. Their prey is often drawn to the glowing lure beneath the dragonfish's chin, which acts as a beacon in ...

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 ...

There are several different species of dragonfish (one estimate is around 67 species.) They are quite difficult to tell apart but the one pictured above is from the Pacific depths off the coast of ...