The male fuses with the female anglerfish while mating and dies in the process. The most interesting fact about the anglerfish is its mating ritual. It was named as the anglerfish due to the presence of a strange glowing protrusion on its head which serves to lure its prey. The anglerfish can be found 2,000 meters below the surface. Given its huge size, scientists are still wondering why it is hard to get a sighting of it. As well as the huge size of its mouth, it can measure up to 5.5 meters long. The intriguingly named megamouth was discovered in 1976 but has rarely been seen ever since then. This is one of the rarest discoveries in the deep seas. The frilled shark has three pointed teeth, making it a feared predator in the deep seas.
It has on occasion been termed as a living fossil due to its appearance. These sharks usually live thousands of meters below the surface in the deepest corners of the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean. One interesting observation about them is that they can go for almost four years without feeding. Giant isopods are generally scavengers however, there are times when they prey on other sea creatures. They look like giant woodlice, given that they can grow to lengths above 30 cm. You can find these creatures at depths of 2,000 meters below the surface. However, apart from its terrifying look and fang-like teeth, the fangtooth fish is completely harmless to humans. It has been located as far deep as 5,000 meters below the surface. Its body can measure up to 15 cm long thereby making its teeth disproportionally larger than its body. This fish has some of the largest teeth in the fish family coupled with a terrifying look. It has some ‘arms’ which it uses to capture its prey. As their name suggests, these creatures are red and are massive when compared to the normal jellyfish. The big red jellyfish is found in some of the deepest parts of the sea and can grow to over 1 meter in length. Due to its attraction to eating large objects, its mouth and stomach usually enlarge in order to accommodate them. They have massive mouths, and enlarging jaws enable it to swallow prey at once, regardless of their size. They live 3,000 meters below the surface and can grow to a length of almost 6 feet. Gulper eels are lengthy creatures with massive mouths.
Here is a list of some of the exotic deep sea animals ever discovered. However, what is known is that the deep sea can be very terrifying. There are thousands of these deep sea creatures yet to be classified by scientists. Surviving at these depths is unimaginable considering that water pressure here can be as high as 8 tons per square inch. At the deepest depths of oceans and seas lie some of the most terrifying and diverse creatures that man has ever encountered.
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