Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola)
Strangest Marine Sea Creatures Mola Mola |
Strangest Marine Sea Creatures Ocean Sunfish / Mola Mola |
Mola Mola With A Diver |
The ocean Sunfish or more commonly called Mola Mola is the heaviest bony fish in the world, with an average weight of 1000 kilograms. The species is native to tropical and temperate waters around the globe, what a wonder of the sea world, right?
Dragonfish
Strangest Marine Sea Creatures Dragonfish |
Dragonfish Size |
Strangest Marine Sea Creatures Dragonfish Full Body |
The Dragonfish is a ferocious predator despite its small size. This fish grows to about six inches in length. It has a large head and mouth equipped with many sharp, fang-like teeth. The dragonfish has a long barbel attached to its chin. This barbel is tipped with a light-producing organ known as a photophore. The dragonfish uses this organ like a fishing lure, flashing it on and off and waving it back and forth. Once a unsuspecting fish gets too close, it is snapped up in the dragonfish's powerful jaws. The dragonfish also has photophores along the sides of its body. These light organs may be used to signal other dragonfish during mating. They may also serve to attract and disorient prey fishes from deep below. The Dragonfish lives in deep ocean waters at depths of up to 5000 feet (1,500 meters). They are found in most tropical regions around the world.
Pelican Eel (Gulper Eel)
Strangest Marine Sea Creatures Pelican / Gulper Eel |
Strangest Marine Sea Creatures Pelican Eel |
Pelican / Gulper Eel |
This is exactly why i previously stated that the deep sea is such a terrifying place, The pelican eel has an enormous mouth, much larger than its body. The mouth is loosely-hinged, and can be opened wide enough to swallow a fish much larger than itself. The pouch-like lower jaw resembles that of a pelican, hence its name.
Megamouth Shark
Strangest Marine Sea Creatures Megamouth Shark |
Megamouth Shark Stared By A Child |
This shark is an extremely rare and unusual species of deep water shark. Discovered in 1976, only a few have ever been seen, with 39 specimens known to have been caught or sighted as of 2007 and three recordings on film. Like the basking shark and whale shark, it is a filter feeder, and swims with its enormous mouth wide open, filtering water for plankton and jellyfish.
Viperfish
Strangest Marine Sea Creatures Viperfish |
Viperfish |
With a fearsome grin fit for a monster in any thriller movie, the viperfish is a real-life predator that lurks in one of the world’s most remote locations, so don't ever stop to be cautious, okay?
Giant Squid
Strangest Marine Sea Creatures Giant Squid |
Strangest Marine Sea Creatures Giant Squid Caught |
The elusive giant squid is one of the world’s largest animals, reaching a length of up to 60 feet. It is the largest known invertebrate in the world. Damn!!! I believe it could kill anyone easily, even Chuck Norris, lol.
Vampire Squid
Vampire Squid |
Strangest Marine Sea Creatures Vampire Squid |
The vampire squid looks more like an alien to me. The squid has large fins at the to of its body that resemble large ears. The vampire squid has the largest eyes of any animal. It is a small animal, growing to a length of about six inches, but it has globular eyeballs as large as the eyes of a huge anime eyes. The vampire squid's body is covered with light-producing organs called photophores. This gives the squid the unique ability to "turn itself on or off" at will, it will be cool if we could have one of them living in our aquarium, right? These squid live as deep as 3000 feet. Unlike other squid and octopi, the vampire squid has no ink sack. The vampire squid's arms are covered with sharp tooth-like spikes. That's why it is called the vampire squid.
Long-nosed Chimaera
Strangest Marine Sea Creatures Long-nosed Chimaera |
Strangest Marine Sea Creatures Long-nosed Chimaera |
Biologists have gone to great lengths to describe the long-nosed chimaera, whose kind can reach five feet in length. Its stiletto-like nose reminded one of "the nose contour of a supersonic jet aircraft." Others have dubbed it "rattail," for obvious reasons. In South Africa, it is known as the "ghost shark," though it is only distantly related to sharks. A touch of the venomous spine on the first dorsal fin can kill a person, though such a fate is unlikely given the 8,000-foot depths at which this creature lives. This really makes me think how wild could this strangest marine sea creatures be?
Giant Isopod
Strangest Marine Sea Creatures Giant Isopod |
Strangest Marine Sea Creatures Giant Isopod |
The giant isopod is the largest known member of the isopod family. Giant isopods are known to reach a size of over 16 inches in length and are one of the largest members of the crustacean family. These animals are very prehistoric in appearance. When threatened, the can roll themselves into a tight ball where they are protected by their strong, armor-plated shells. Giant isopods are all over the world at depths of over 2000 feet. These creatures are thought to be abundant in cold, deep waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.
Glass Squid
Strangest Marine Sea Creatures Glass Squid |
Strangest Marine Sea Creatures Glass Squid |
Yes, finally we could be happy at least for once, because with its polka-dot mantle and wide-eyed expression, this glass squid represents a lighter side of the inky ocean deep, what a relieve that this cute and wonderful creatures is here to complete the strangest marine sea creatures list, right?
Holy ****, right? Fiuuhht... Seeing that is one hell of a ride, it is just simply extraordinary, or should i say extraterrestrial to be precise? They lived way below the sea, dark in the cold, just imagine diving in the dark with them strangest marine sea creatures makes me shivers to the spine.
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