Scientists unravel secrets of ultra-black fish swimming the deepest depths – The Jakarta Post – Jakarta Post

For fish inhabiting the immense darkness of the deep sea, being ultra-black offers great camouflage in a fish-eat-fish world. Scientists studying some of these exotic creatures now have unraveled the secret behind their extreme color.
These fish – like the fangtooth, the Pacific blackdragon, the anglerfish and the black swallower – have modified the shape, size and packing of the pigment in their skin to the point that it reflects less than 0.5% of light that hits it, researchers said on Thursd…

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