Januari 05, 2017
• from giant-mouthed sharks to glow-in-the-darkoctopus, we count 15 deep sea creatures both fascinating and often times terrifying foundthousands of metres below the ocean surface 15 - fangtooth (or ogrefish),• although these ones are too small to harm humans, they have a nightmarish face you'llfind commonly developed in the deep sea • their teeth are known to be the largestof any sea creature, so big in fact that a fangtooth can never close their mouths fully• they're also one of the deepest-living fish, found as far as 5,000 metres below thesurface of the ocean 14 - stargazer,• these are fish that have evolved a head tilted forever upwards, and this is becausethey're trapdoor predators - they bury themselves
in sand and shoot upwards to ambush prey thatpass overhead • some species of stargazer even have alittle worm-shaped lure growing out of their mouths to attract prey before they strike• likewise, the stargazer is also deadly poisonous and have been known to cause electricshocks from time to time 13 - giant isopods,• this is like a giant woodlouse, one that only appears in the deep ocean as a resultof deep-sea gigantism and even curl into a rigid ball when threatened• they're mostly carnivorous feeding on dead whales, fish and squid, but they alsohunt slow-moving prey like sea cucumbers, sponges, nematodes and some fish• you'll mostly find them off the coast
of australia, but they've also been sightedin mexico and india 12 - terrible claw lobster,• the scientific name for this one is dinochelus ausubeli, named for its "terrible or fearful"pale-red claws • this is a relatively new species of blindlobster, one of only four discovered between two similar species - both in australia• the first lobster was found during the aurora mission is 2007 led by the u.s andfrench natural history museums 11 - dragonfish,• this tiny 6-inch sea creature is, as evident purely from its appearance, a deadly predator• it has a large head and rows of jagged teeth lit by its long barbel attached to thechin, one with a light-producing organ known
as a photophore• it flicks the light on this organ on and off to attract unwitting prey, then strikes• you'll find these 5000 feet below the shoes of small children10 - pacific hatchetfish, • you'll find these in tropical and subtropicalwaters of the atlantic, pacific and indian oceans, and over the years they've evolveda peculiar body "hatchet" shape with bioluminescent photophores used to escape predators lurkingin the depths by matching what light there is for camouflage• unlike their appearance, they're perfectly harmless and only coming in at 5 inches insize - but they're just another example of deep sea aesthetic craziness9 - dumbo octopus,
• this was first discovered in 1999, thedeepest-living octopus species seen so far coming in at 7,000 metres below the surfaceof the ocean • this one hovers down under tremendouspressure of water, no sunlight, siphoning up snails, crustaceans and the like to feed• the dumbo name clearly comes from its appearance, one crazy to imagine it can maintainthat far below an ocean 8 - megamouth shark,• these are an extremely rare species of shark, in fact only 58 specimens have beenfound in the entire world to date • they have an enormous jaw used for scoopingup plankton and jellyfish • these things can grow up to 5.5 metresin length and the average size of their mouth
alone is 1.3 meters - seriously not somethingyou want to get swallowed by 7 - pacific blackdragons,• these ones are peculiar, 60cms long with fang teeth and a long whisker attached totheir chin • they don't have any teeth, no chin barbeland no stomach to process food • but curiously, males survive only longenough to mate - it's up to the females to hunt other fish and crustaceans in the roleof a predator 6 - basking shark,• another big-mouthed ocean shark, another passive feeder filtering zoo plankton, smallfish and invertebrates from up to 2,000 tons of water per hour• these are often mistaken for plesiosaurs
the long-necked reptile from the age of thedinosaurs, and these are harmless to humans • however, humans are very harmful to thebasking shark - they're generally hunted for food and hide leather, but rapidly decliningnumbers have seen this shark close to extinction 5 - red octopus,• you'll find these in the deep atlantic waters off the u.s coast, with eight armsconnected by a colourful webbing used to swim • it has rows of bioluminescent suckersdown its arms that glow in the dark - widely believed to attract planktonic prey and insectsto the light • although we've known about these for ahundred years, it was only recently we discovered they glow4 - gulper eel
• this has a mouth loosely hinged to itsjaw, like a pelican - but just as with a snake, it can open it to swallow prey much largerthan itself • not to mention it can stretch its stomachtoo, which comes in handy when it appears to swallow your entire family while they sleep• it grows to a total length of two to six feet and found all over the world 3-6000 feetbelow the ocean surface 3 - blobfish• crazy, ridiculous-looking fish from deep beneath the ocean - one that looks very muchdifferent when in its natural environment • but because it needs to adapt to all thatpressure, it has weak muscle tissue and when exposed to our environment it turns into thiscrazy mess
• it lives off the coast of australia andnew zealand, and having gelatinous skin means it can swim without exerting energy2 - squat lobster • found at a depth of 4 and a half thousandfeet, it looks somewhat like a headcrab but with large frontal claws and compressed bodies• they have a large skill-set comprising detritus-feeders, algal grazers, scavengersand predators - adapting to their environment • we don't know much else about this one,it's still a mystery 1 - colossal squid• something from a nightmare, folk tales from those lost sea - but it's very much real• they grow in lengths beyond 14 metres, the size of a long bus, and they've been knownto attack those giant sperm whales and feed
on fish and squid• in 2007, a specimen was found in the ross sea, and is now on display at new zealand
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