Animals of the Deep Sea

There are many different creatures of the sea, but these are just of a few of the top ten most horrible creatures.

1. Viper Fish
The viper fish is the most crazy looking fish in the deep sea. they are mostly black with bioluminescence on a dorsal fin that will lure his prey. then there are also some Viper fish that are completely clear.Due to the lack of light in the deep sea one of the adaptations theyhave is enlarged eyes so that they can gather what ever little there is down there.
Viper Fish

2. Fangtooth
The fangtooth, or also known as the Anoplogaster cornuta. it may look very viscous butit only grows to be about six inches long.it has a very short body and a rather large head. this fish got its name due to its long sharp fang like teeth. there main look is dark brown to black with large teeth.Fangtooth

3. Gulper Eel
The Gulper eel is the weirdest lookingfish swimming in the deep sea. it has a large mouth and a rather long tail. its mouth can be opened up very wide due to the loose hinge. the mouth resembles the mouth of a pelican. t is mainly black and grow to be 2 to 6 feet.
Gulper Eel

4. Vampire Squid
The vampire squid resembles a jellyfish more than a squid due to its gelatinous form. it has very large fins on the side of its body that resembles earsof a human and it has the largest eyes of any creature living down in the deep sea. they have been said to look like large dog eyes. Vampire Squid

 

 

 

 

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