Rare Sea Creatures are living with us in some of the deepest parts of our planet.
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| 1. The Viperfish |
Due to its mysterious lifestyle, scientists have been unable to record exact figures of Viperfish and do not know about their reproductive habits. However, it is estimated that this species can live anywhere between 30 and 40 years in the wild. They don’t survive very well in captivity, therefore, not much is known about them. Time of day greatly affects the depth these species stay at. In the daytime, Viperfish prefer to stays in deep water at lower depths (up to 9,000 ft) to avoid any direct sunlight. During the night, Viperfish have been known to venture into shallow waters.
A Viperfish varies in color such as green, silver and black. A very distinctive feature of this fish is its massive, fang–like teeth that it uses for immobilizing prey. They are so large that they actually go out of the mouth and are always visible.
The first vertebra behind the head of the Viperfish is known to absorb the shock of its attacks, which are mainly targeted against other small creatures. Besides that, they are able to undergo long periods with no food.
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| 2. The Angler Fish |
The angler fish is perhaps one of the most fascinating and bizarre sea creatures. Not only known for its wily hunting techniques, it possessing a spine that grows its own glowing fleshy mass, which the fish wiggles about to lure its prey and ultimately devour. Other than that, the angler fish’s mating habits are rather unique.
The male anglers are smaller size compare to the female. When male anglers do find a female partner, they will quickly bite into the female’s skin and thus fuse them together-so much so that all that is discernible of the male angler fish are two globular growths on the female’s skin, its gonads. From this point, the male’s life literally depends on its female partner, as they share a circulatory system. Finally when the female is ready to mate, the male pays his dues by providing her with sperm on the spot so that she might impregnate herself.
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| 3. The Blobfish |
Primarily found in the deep water off of Australia and New Zealand, the blobfish lives at depths of over 1200 meters. Something interesting is that the blobfish is more gelatinous than your grandma’s pudding, the jellylike appearance has captivated the attention of millions over the past several years. So unmistakable is the appearance that it was deemed the world’s ugliest animal in 2013.
Why such a flabby appearance?
As the blowfish calls the high water-pressured bottom of the ocean home, its skin has become about as dense as water over time.
You might think that the blobfish’s lack of muscle tissue would prove disadvantageous, but you’d be wrong. Imagine a world in which all you had to do to enjoy a fantastic meal was open your mouth and let gravity do its trick. For the blobfish, such a sweet dream is a daily reality. When it comes time to feast, the blobfish’s lack of density means that it doesn’t have to expend any energy in order to eat. Instead, it simply opens its mouth and floats about, noshing on any sea critters that enter its path. What a “Nice life”.
There are more interesting and unique sea creatures out there! Do find it out and know more about deep sea creatures who lives with us on the same planet.
Reference from:
news.nationalgeographic.com
