# Ultra-black deep sea fish discovered

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**Created:** [July 19, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultra-black-deep-sea-fish-discovered/915721 "2020-07-19T02:36:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultra-black-deep-sea-fish-discovered/915721/1 "2020-07-19T02:36:50Z")

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They absorb light like fishy little black holes for camouflage.

“One bioluminescent anglerfish documented by the team absorbs an astounding 99.95 percent of light, making the fish virtually invisible.”

> **[Ultra-black fish discovered in depths of ocean, new study says](https://www.foxnews.com/science/ultra-black-fish-that-blend-in-as-mere-shadows-discovered-in-depths-of-ocean-new-study-says)**
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> Researchers have found 16 species of so-called ultra-black fish, which by definition absorb more than 99.5 percent of light.

A bit of random science news makes a good little distraction. 🙂

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultra-black-deep-sea-fish-discovered/915721/2 "2020-07-19T02:40:34Z")

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Are there a lot of them in the water over the Mariana Trench? That would explain a comment made in another thread.