He fish Adult black devil, or abysmal vested fish, it is a marine species that lives 2000 meters deep in tropical and subtropical waters of the ocean. On January 26, a copy was sighted in broad daylight in Tenerife, which caused surprise in the scientific community, since it never rises to the surface. After analyzing the possible causes of its appearance, its incredible size was revealed.
The appearance of this fish is scary: Dark color, with bioluminescent bacteria in its dorsal fin that uses to attract prey, pointed teeth and saltons. His habitat is absolute darkness and had never been seen in this way. In 2024, on the coast of California, a subspecies appeared, but the copy was lifeless. It was estimated that the tide left its body on the sand.
However, the world was fascinated when an abysmal vested fish emerged on the surface on the Spanish island. A group of marine researchers who was in the water recorded the moment in a video that later went viral on social networks. The truth is that, after a few minutes, the animal died.
Thanks to scientific studies, It was determined that this fish measured six centimeters, although in some cases it can reach between 15 and 18. From the Museum of Nature and Archeology of Tenerife they reported their size to rule out the popular belief that it was a much larger creature.
One of the investigators of the case published a video on Tiktok where he showed the abysmal fish in the laboratory, which allowed to compare its size with that of one hand.
David Jara Bogunyà, from the NGO Condrik Tenerife, was one of those who photographed the fish from the glaucus ship, while it swam. It should be noted that, In 2014, Bruce Robison, scientist at the Research Institute of the Bay of Monterrey Bay, in California, had been the only one to film this species alive. Therefore, The recent work of the Spanish researcher contributed to the scientific archive of marine biodiversity.
In addition to its official name, abysmal vested fish, this species is known as the “Black sea monster”an appropriate nickname due to their jaws and sharp teeth.
Regarding The reason that led the fish to climb to the surfaceKory Evans, fish biologist at Rice University, in the United States, indicated that there are several hypotheses. First, he remarked that it is unusual for this fish to swim, since it is an ambush predator. In addition, it is adapted to the pressure of deep water, so its ascent caused even more surprise.
“They don’t move. They are still, floating, so seeing an active one is something shocking ”he explained National Geographic The expert Ay added: “These fish seem fierce and fearsome, but they are actually soft and elusive “.
The first hypothesis suggests that the fish could have ingested a smaller one with a swim bladder or gas gland, and that when expanding, pushed it up. “It is the type of situation that, once it begins, is difficult to control.”Robison explained.
Another theory is linked to volcanic activity in the Canary Islands. The expert said that a fissure could have opened in the oceanic background, And in this way the fish was trapped in a stream of hot water that dragged it to the surface.
The last hypothesis states that abysmal monkfish was ingested by a larger predator And then spit, which forced him to ascend. Although none of these hypotheses was confirmed, they seem to be the most logical explanations for its unusual appearance.