TENERIFE, Feb. 9 -- A fish that is normally never seen near the surface of the sea in daylight has gone viral on social media.
Marine biologists from the NGO Condrik Tenerife spotted the black devil anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) two kilometres off the coast of Tenerife.
Why is it a big deal?
The fish typically lives deep under water, at depths of between 200 and 2,000 metres.
According to Canarian Weekly, marine biologist Laia Valor had spotted the elusive specimen on January 26, near Playa San Juan, while researching another kind of sea creature - pelagic sharks.
Valor told the EFE news agency that the sea expedition team had spent a couple of hours with the fish before it had passed on, as it was apparently in poor condition.
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