Ultra-black deep-sea fish have skin that can absorb 99.9 per cent of light – BBC Focus Magazine

You might be able to apply black make-up, dye your hair a dusky tone and drape yourself in black leather, but youll never be as goth as some species of deep-sea fish.
A team of scientists from Duke University and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History have found that the skin of some deep-sea fish absorbs more than 99.95 per cent of the light that hits them, making them appear ultra-black.
In the dark environment in which they live, where even a tiny bit of reflected light can attr…

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