Watch as terrifying Devil Fish normally found in total darkness 6,000ft deep is filmed for FIRST time near hols island WATCH the moment a terrifying Devil Fish that normally lurks 6,000ft down in total darkness is filmed for the first time near a holiday island.
Condrik said in a statement: “This is a true predator of the deep, living on the seabed between 200 and 2000m deep and using its dorsal appendage full of bioluminescent symbiotic bacteria as bait to attract its prey, just like in the popular film Finding Nemo.".
Footage of the creature was posted to X with the caption: "Unusual sighting of an adult black devil or abyssal anglerfish in broad daylight, almost on the surface and two kilometres from the coast of Tenerife.
DEVIL Fish, aka Black Seadevils, are small, darkly-coloured fish of the Melanocetidae family.
Black Devil Fish usually reside between 200 and 2,000 metres down in the inky deep sea.
