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Top 10 Bizarre Sea Creatures

2010/03/23
Top 10 Bizarre Sea Creatures
10: Giant Isopod 

 

This bizarre sea creature giant isopod belongs to crustacean family. It is believed that they are found abundant in regions that are very cold, especially, deep waters of Atlantic. They feast on water bodies that float near the seabed floor. This bizarre sea creature is a great hunter.

 

9: Dracula fish

 

Dracula fish is a freshwater fish and is found abundant in Burma. These bizarre sea creatures got its name after spotting its unusual “fangs.” How this bizarre sea creature was found is interesting? In the year 1997, various aquarium fish specimens were sent to the United Kingdom and this fish was one among them. This is when they spotted this bizarre sea creature.

 

8: Blob fish

 

Yet another bizarre sea creature. You can find blob fish in the deep waters of Australia and Tasmania. Blob fish can be found at places deep in water where the pressure is more when compared with the pressure at the sea level. These bizarre sea creatures, blob fish, are able to withstand this pressure as their body resembles a gelatinous mass.

 

7: Anglerfish

 

This bizarre sea creature anglerfish belongs to Lophiiformes family. Few anglerfish dwell deep sea while few can be found in the open water. You can see three filaments sprouting from their head and this is what they use for hunting. Certain anglerfish emit light in order to attract its prey.

 

6: Goblin Shark

 

Goblin Shark, one among the bizarre sea creatures belongs to Mitsukurinidae family and is generally found in the deep sea. Are you able to spot its distinctive feature? Yes…it is the shape of its head. It looks like a trowel. Few other distinctive features of this bizarre sea creature are its body color and jaws. Its body color is pink. They live on squid and crabs.


5: Giant Squid

The Giant Squid belongs to the Architeuthidae family. Male giant squid can grow to a maximum of 33 feet and the female giant squid to 43 feet. It was in 2004 that scientists were able to get the first live images of this bizarre sea creature.

4: Pelican Eel

The Pelican Eel belongs to the Eurypharyngidae family and may also be called umbrella mouth gulper. Did you notice its strange mouth?. It has a loosely-hinged mouth and therefore it can eat prey bigger than itself. They grow up to 3.3 feet.

3: Psychedelic Frogfish

The Psychedelic Frogfish belongs to Antennariidae family. It has a fleshy and flabby skin. They are found in Indonesia and are no current records of them in other parts of the world. They live on shrimps and other smaller fish.

2: Dana Octopus Squid

This sea creature belongs to Octopoteuthidae family. They are supposed to be one of the largest squid species. Do you know how it catches it prey? It flashes a light and makes the prey blind.

1: Leafy Sea Dragon

The winner is The Leafy Sea Dragon. They belong to Syngnathidae family. You can find them in the Western and Southern coasts of Australia. They vary in size anywhere between 8 and 10 inches. Their snout resembles a long pipe.

Source: http://scienceray.com

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