Five of The World’s Scariest-looking Fishes
Published by Are there no monsters in this world?
As children, we have all had nightmares about monsters. We woke up screaming because of the scary creatures that were in our dreams and our parents would come rushing into our rooms and assure us that it was just a dream and that monsters are not real. Is it true? Are there no monsters in this world? The truth is that our mothers and fathers are not totally right and that there really are monsters living in this world. However, we might not encounter them on a daily basis. These creatures, which come in different shapes and sizes, occur in the profundities of the oceans. Read on to find out about these scary looking creatures…
Anglerfish
Observation of the Anglerfish is possible, close to the ocean floor, more than a mile deep. Anglers belong to a group of fishes with some two hundred species, which ‘fish’ for their own food. They use a specialised dorsal fin as a ‘fishing rod’. The tip of this dorsal fin is often luminous due to the presence of a certain type of bioluminescent bacteria. The Anglerfish wiggles this ‘lure’ to attract other smaller fishes.
Anglerfishes have massive heads with wierd, hideous and scary-looking features. Their mouths are extremely large with razor-sharp, pointed, inbound teeth; a feature that gives them a ferocious, scary and a monstrous look. One of the most interesting features of the Anglerfish is its remarkable method of reproduction. The male Angler attaches itself to the female by biting and they fuse together. In time, the male loses its eyes and other organs and become just a sack of sperms. After fertilization an egg mass, measuring 9 m by 3 m in size, floats just below the surface and become planktonic.
Fangtooth
Seeing vampires in movies often makes us believe that these creatures really exist among us. Though there is no substantial proof of vampire existence in this universe, there happens to be certain creatures that we can compare to vampires. They are the Fangtooths aka ogre fish. Fangtooths are associated with vampires, not because they drink blood, or are invisible in photographs, or their bodies shine like diamonds when exposed to sunlight, but due to their long, fang-like sharp teeth, and because they live in extreme depths, where no sunlight reaches them.
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On May 3, 2012 at 5:02 pm
scary Safa Wow
On May 3, 2012 at 8:15 pm
They look scary indeed.
On May 3, 2012 at 9:45 pm
Seems like ancient fishes
On May 4, 2012 at 5:30 am
wow really ugly…
On May 4, 2012 at 8:09 am
The muppets came to me in the first picture cheers
On May 4, 2012 at 8:26 am
scary
On May 4, 2012 at 9:33 am
wow, now I’m gonna have nightmares again! Thanks great share.
On May 4, 2012 at 10:24 am
Super scary looking, great article… monsters in the sea…
On May 4, 2012 at 12:27 pm
Wouldn’t want to meet these in a flooded alley! Great post!
On May 4, 2012 at 12:28 pm
wow they are very scary
On May 4, 2012 at 1:46 pm
amazing….
On May 4, 2012 at 3:52 pm
scary indeed! nice piece
On May 4, 2012 at 6:27 pm
we like this!
On May 4, 2012 at 10:20 pm
All these scary fish are new to me. Some of them give me the alien-feel. Our planet is really full of wonders.
On May 5, 2012 at 1:13 am
Nice article with nice picture,
may their teeth need to be trimmed
On May 5, 2012 at 1:50 am
Yaks…ugly faces fishes,,good to know this things..
On May 5, 2012 at 4:37 am
Wow… wow.. sea monster. Beware when you dive in the deepest sea
On May 5, 2012 at 8:05 am
really scary creatures,
On May 5, 2012 at 10:22 am
Scary indeed. Anglerfish looks like a monster from a horror flick.
On May 5, 2012 at 12:38 pm
Those are all hideous, haha.
On May 6, 2012 at 12:16 am
nice article
On May 6, 2012 at 1:06 am
Awesome post! The scariest looking one, for me, is the angler fish, but the most bizarre has to be the small set of jaws in the moray eel’s mouth! Yikes!
On May 6, 2012 at 6:14 am
Wow what a great article;thanks for haring and I look forward to many more by you.
Eddy.
On May 6, 2012 at 6:01 pm
Found this via RedGage. Don’t know how I missed this amazing piece of work. It’s great. SCARY – aaaarrrggggghhhh!
On May 7, 2012 at 8:28 am
aaaaaaaaarggggggggghhh! so scary!
On May 7, 2012 at 5:47 pm
more, more
On May 8, 2012 at 12:32 am
Excellent posting. I know that I would never want to encounter any of these fish.
On May 8, 2012 at 1:32 am
Truly scary!
On May 8, 2012 at 3:26 am
Scary indeed, specially the fangtooth.
On May 8, 2012 at 7:58 am
Wow…really scary looking fish, especially the Angler!
This is a very interesting and well written article:) Thanks, Safa!
On May 9, 2012 at 3:38 pm
I will never eat these creatures, looks like they will nibble my bowels when I eat them. LOL
On May 9, 2012 at 11:35 pm
very nice
On May 12, 2012 at 11:06 am
ooohhhhhh its scary…..
On May 12, 2012 at 10:12 pm
Wow, They look like a monster..hiiiiiiii
On May 13, 2012 at 5:25 pm
i’m back
On May 14, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Came back to like this once more – superb. love the images – oooh! Terrifying!
On May 19, 2012 at 6:25 pm
waiting for new stuff
On May 21, 2012 at 9:01 pm
woww/… creepy
On May 23, 2012 at 4:43 pm
wow I had no idea.. they are scary.. love your article
Debbie
On May 27, 2012 at 7:25 am
They are really scary. The angler fish looks like a dragon.
Good share. Thanks.:-)
On May 28, 2012 at 8:45 am
I’ll be back again next time..hehehe
On May 30, 2012 at 3:00 am
I’m comeback
On May 31, 2012 at 2:13 am
Good grief! I would not want any encounter with these “things” -
On May 31, 2012 at 6:12 am
Jesus Christ!
On June 1, 2012 at 7:27 pm
Real monsters indeed. Cool post Safa ^_^