Rare Black Seadevil sighted off the coast of Tenerife

A rare sighting of a Black Seadevil has been videoed 2 kilometres from the coast of Tenerife.

The Black Seadevil is a deep-sea angler-fish with a huge head, glassy fangs and a body that can stretch to contain prey larger than the fish itself. It lures other fish towards it with a “fishing rod” with a luminous lure on its nose.

The specimen at Tenerife was spotted by a boat operated by the CONDRIK charity, which monitors sharks and rays. Marine biologist Laia Valor said “We spotted it on the way back to port. I saw something black and thought it was odd. We spent a couple of hours with it, but it was injured and didn’t live long.”