10 Bizarre Sea Creatures
Do you like to look at bizarre, weird, and horrible things? Take a look at bizarre sea creatures, which includes Giant Isopod, Dracula fish, Blob fish, Anglerfish, Goblin Shark, Giant squid, Pelican eel, Psychedelic Frogfish, Dana Octopus Squid, and Leafy Sea Dragon.
I have a fascination towards bizarre, weird, wacky, fantastic, and unusual things. When it comes to life forms, there is a lot of diversity. I feel that most of them have not yet been discovered. Underneath the sea, we can see not only beautiful corals but also some bizarre sea creatures. Let us take a look at 10 bizarre sea creatures.
Giant Isopod:
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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.
Dracula fish:
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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.
Blob fish:
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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.
Anglerfish:
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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.
Goblin Shark:
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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.
Giant Squid:
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Giant squid is definitely a bizarre sea creature. It belongs to the Architeuthidae family. This is yet again one of the deep sea creatures. 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, giant squid.
Pelican eel:
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These bizarre sea creatures belong to the Eurypharyngidae family and are also called as umbrella mouth gulper. Did you notice its strange or unique characteristic? Yes…it is the mouth. It has got a loosely-hinged mouth and therefore, can open wide enough to catch its prey, which can sometimes be bigger than itself. They grow up to 3.3 feet.
Psychedelic Frogfish:
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We saw so many bizarre sea creatures; let us take a look at one more. It is the Psychedelic frogfish and it belongs to Antennariidae family. Don’t these stripes look like fingerprints? Psychedelic frogfish, like its counterparts has a fleshy and flabby skin. These are found in Indonesia, but no records of their findings in other parts of the world. They live on shrimps and other smaller fishes.
Dana Octopus Squid:
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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.
Leafy Sea Dragon:
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Final bizarre sea creature in this series is the Leafy Sea Dragon. They belong to Syngnathidae family. You can find them in the western and southern coasts of Australia. Size of leafy sea dragon is anywhere between 8 and 10 inches. Their snout resembles a long pipe.
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52 Responses to “10 Bizarre Sea Creatures”
On February 2, 2010 at 3:36 am
Well written and good use of pictures.
Inna
On February 2, 2010 at 4:05 am
that giant isopod looks angry as if ready to attack. =) nice post!
On February 2, 2010 at 6:17 am
I love the blob fish, it looks so miserable.
On February 2, 2010 at 7:02 am
@Jk Kristie, you are true. I too had the same feeling when I saw the giant isopod.
On February 2, 2010 at 8:20 am
nice post with excellent pic..
On February 2, 2010 at 9:09 am
Great article! Especially love the pstchedelic frogfish and leafy sea dragon. Always enjoy the bizarre and off-beat pieces here on triond. Well written too!
On February 2, 2010 at 10:06 am
Those are some very weird looking sea creatures.
On February 2, 2010 at 10:15 am
excellent share
On February 2, 2010 at 10:29 am
Nice research, those are really bizarre and they seem creepy. ^_^
On February 2, 2010 at 11:21 am
It’s impressive the way you have listed this ‘different’ set of animals. effective usage of pics as well. Keep them coming.
On February 2, 2010 at 2:22 pm
these are very awful creatures..
On February 2, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Amazing pictures! I love the leafy fish dragon…so unsual and fascinating
On February 2, 2010 at 6:02 pm
Thank you for sharing such a great article! I knew there were strange things in the sea, but never thought there were any like these! Also, thanks for teaching me something new today!
On February 2, 2010 at 6:28 pm
Indeed they look bizarre. Thanks for sharing.
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On February 2, 2010 at 11:01 pm
Really bizzare
On February 3, 2010 at 5:07 am
LMAO The are some seriously bizarre sea creatures Anuradha – I wonder if the blob fish was the inspiration behind the horror flick “The Blob”
On February 3, 2010 at 5:53 am
@RS Wing, I too enjoy these kind of bizarre or amazing things. The result is this article.
On February 3, 2010 at 7:04 am
great and well written article..
On February 3, 2010 at 7:33 am
First of all thanks for your valuable sugestion on my post.and thanks on your reply also which i will find in my post again.
On February 3, 2010 at 8:42 am
@Mila, I’m not sure whether blob fish was the inspiration. Let me dig deep into this issue and see.
On February 3, 2010 at 8:44 am
thanks for sharing
On February 3, 2010 at 9:21 am
great share^^
On February 3, 2010 at 10:05 am
very intricate work of nature…great share!
On February 3, 2010 at 12:22 pm
Nice collection.. I am quite familiar with these creatures, as I am a zoologist. Always nice to bring out amazing things in science to the public.
On February 3, 2010 at 12:52 pm
creepy….
On February 3, 2010 at 1:03 pm
@drelayaraja, Gr8…you are a zoologist. your work must be very interesting and exciting.
On February 3, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Almost can’t resist such creative efforts as I always seem to encounter something I’d never seen before.
On February 3, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Wow! extraordinary creatures.. Great post!
On February 3, 2010 at 9:52 pm
Great article with amazing pictures.
On February 4, 2010 at 2:24 am
Very interesting and I sure did learn a lot from this article… Thank you for sharing this
On February 4, 2010 at 4:40 am
So fascinating. Like watching a science fiction movie. Enjoyed this.
On February 4, 2010 at 7:48 am
excellent article.Thanks for sharing the info.
On February 4, 2010 at 8:01 am
very nice one….
On February 4, 2010 at 3:23 pm
nice article, thanks buddy
On February 5, 2010 at 4:38 am
The spanish dancer is another beautiful, weird, and fascinating sea creature that all of you who are amazed should check out.
It’s crazy what evolution comes up with.
The blob fish was adorable! lol it does look miserable.
Thanks for the article!
On February 5, 2010 at 10:36 am
Freaky, and that blob fish is, well just a blob with a face. Weird!
On February 6, 2010 at 3:00 am
Way cool.
On February 7, 2010 at 8:39 am
well done great post
On February 9, 2010 at 3:51 am
I like frog fish. Very fascinating. when ever u get time plz visit and comment on my articles.
On February 10, 2010 at 8:12 am
love love love.
me love weird odd and bizarre.
awesome,more pleaseeeeee
On February 10, 2010 at 2:03 pm
@Standing proud, I too love weird and bizzare things.
On February 11, 2010 at 12:08 am
peculiar marine creatures indeed…
On February 11, 2010 at 11:30 am
These are amazing creatures. Good post.
On February 13, 2010 at 2:48 am
Is this for real? very aweful yet very interesting…
On February 15, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Strange creatures.
On February 15, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Very interesting and creepy looking creatures, but awesome nonetheless. Thanks for sharing.
On February 16, 2010 at 7:02 am
OMG…most of those just don’t look real!
On February 16, 2010 at 10:07 am
The title interested me… and I was right, it is an excellent list of really creepy creatures. A job well done my friend.
On February 17, 2010 at 8:23 pm
absolutly love the blob fish! really good
On February 24, 2010 at 4:23 am
awesome pics
On February 25, 2010 at 10:46 am
Amazing creatures…great shots.
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