Freaky Fish

Well! Halloween is gone

But we still have time pay homage to the creepy,

crawly critters that are too bizarre to live on land. What is your choice for freakiest?

So Here we Go

Blobfish This fish could be Ziggy’s underwater cousin! The blobfish is made up almost entirely of a jelly substance and is too lazy to hunt prey. Instead, it sits patiently and waits for something edible to pass by....

Candirú

This fish, found only in the Amazon River, has a worse rep than the piranha! It grows only an inch long and its eel-like shape and translucence, make it almost impossible to see in the water.

The Candirú is a parasite that feeds on the blood of its host. It is known to enter the orifices (yes, where you think) of human bathers and feed on the body tissue. It must be removed through an operation------------------ouch.

Coelacanth This fish has come back from the dead! It was thought to be extinct for many millions of years, until someone caught one off the coast of South Africa. Coelacanths hang head down in the water and use electrical current detection to find their prey.

Fangtooth Believe it or not, this fish is all bark and no bite!

Despite its impressive set of choppers, the fangtooth is actually quite small and harmless to humans. But it sure isn’t about to win any beauty contests.

Goblin shark

If a goblin and a shark mated, you may very well end up with something that looks like this! The long, creepy nose is quite goblin-esque,

but those teeth are all shark. It’s hard to tell in the picture, but this shark is actually pink! Not sure who that comes from....

LongnoseChimera Pup

In Europe, they call this fish the Cyrano Chimaera, named after the fictional French character Cyrano de Bergerac, who had a very long nose (go figure!). But this pup puts his snozz to good use - scanning over the seafloor for the electrical impulses of its prey that bury in the muddy seafloor, just like a metal detector.

MonkfishIf most people knew what monkfish looked like before it ended up on their dinner plate, they may just think twice!

Even freakier than it’s appearance?It’s mating habits. The male swims up behind the female, bites her in the side and hangs on. Then his mouth becomes fused to her body. His eyes and most all internal organs disappear, and the male becomes nothing more than a sperm factory bump on her side to fertilize her eggs.

Oarrfish This fish is the inspiration for many a sea serpent tale!

The occasional beachings of oarfish after storms, and their habit of lingering at the surface when sick or dying, have given sailors much to talk about.

Their modern discovery traces back to 1808, when a 56-foot serpent-like creature washed ashore in Scotland.

Northern Snakehead

•This fish is straight out of a low-budget 70s horror flick. Originally from Asia, this invasive species was accidentally introduced into a lake in Maryland in 2002. It proceeded to breed at an alarming rate and wiped out local species of fish. It has since moved on, able to travel across land by walking on their pectoral fins.

Vampire Squid from Hell

This clearly wins freakiest name, but is it the freakiest fish? Maybe! It has massive eyes, wing-like fins and tiny lights on it's body that it can flash for fractions of a second, or several minutes to disorient predators.

Viperfish

Don’t go into the light!

Viperfish live at ocean depths where no sunlight reaches and lure their prey with bioluminescent organs. When the fish approach, it opens it mouth up to a 90 degree angle and swallows its prey whole.

Bathysaurus

It is also called as deepsea lizardfish. The strong thick pelvic fins probably serve as props when the fish is resting on the bottom waiting for prey. Feeds primarily on fish. They have been found at depths of 600 m to 3500 m.

Astronesthes(Snaggletooth)

Science experiment gone wrong? Sadly this is not the case. The Snaggletooth or Astronesthes

slightly resembles the South American Payara without the charcoal finish and lack of scales. The

Snaggletooth is a powerful predatory fish who resides in the deep waters between Australia and

New Zealand.

Wolf Fish

This fish is U-G-L-Y! Some species, such as the Atlantic wolf fish, will swallow the entire body of its prey, shells and

all. The prey is then thoroughly chewed with its strong teeth to break it into digestible bits.

Fishermen beware--the fish is even known to bite through wood.

Axolotl

The only place on earth you can find those one are at Lake Xochimilco in Mexico.

Longlure frogfish

The Longlure frogfish are found in tropical oceans and seas around the world. They are small fish with large odd looking heads. They are mostly bottom-dwelling fishes that are well camouflaged; they employ the first dorsal spine as a fishing lure to attract prey.

The Fangtooth fishThe Fangtooth fish is found in midwater depths of about five kilometers (three miles).

They are extremely muscular and their teeth are so long that when the jaw is shut, the lower pair must slide into special sheathes on either side of the fish’s brain to avoid impaling it.

Deep-sea glass squid

A martian?

No, it’s the glass squid. This odd looking creature is located in the southern emisphere and is the prey of many deep sea fish (ex: goblin sharks), whales and oceanic seabirds.

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