![]() ![]() ![]() The fish are named for the shape of their eyes, which look like tubes or barrels. They are also sometimes known as spook fish and are found in the temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. The Barreleye Fish is another interesting deep-sea creature. It has a transparent skull to see potential predators above it The barreleye fish has a clear skull, so it is able to look up for predators They use special root tissues for bone boring. ![]() They do so in an attempt to reach lipids enclosed inside the bone. The word “Osedax” means “bone-eater” in Latin and refers to the worm’s ability to bore into and eat bones from whale carcasses. Zombie worms, also known as Osedax, are a type of deep-sea siboglinid polychaetes. The deep-sea ‘Zombie Worms’ live in the Mariana Trench Target the fat that is inside the bone to eat But it’s believed to be a close relative of the glass octopus. The octopus is a rare species, meaning there is little that scientists, and the general public, know about the marine creature. It is incredibly unusual to observe and was originally documented by Dr. Their arms are the same size, and they are the only octopus to have tubular eyes. The telescope octopus is a transparent, eight-armed octopus that is almost entirely colorless. This is mostly due to the fact that they live so deep in the ocean, around 100 meters or 330 feet.Ī transparent octopus with tubular eyes Telescope octopus is a rare species not often seen They can grow to be around 10-13 feet in length and are rarely seen by human beings. It is elongated and flat with a protruding jaw and skinny, incredibly sharp teeth. It has pink-toned skin and a distinctive snout shape. Its unusual and “creepy” appearance is often described as fossil-like (similar to the frilled shark). The goblin shark is a rare species of shark. Still unclear what the unusual snout is for The Goblin Shark has a weird extruding nose They live near the ocean floor, such as in and around the Mariana Trench, and near biologically productive areas. Their teeth are widely spaced between 19 and 28 in the upper jaw and 21 to 29 in the lower jaw. The shark has an eel-like body that’s dark brown to grey in color and amphistyly, referring to the articulation of the jaws to the head. It is often referred to as a “living fossil” due to its eery appearance and the shape of its mouth. The frilled shark was discovered in the 19th century by German ichthyologist Ludwig H.P. Species is more than 80 million years old The Frilled Shark is a scary-looking deep-sea shark The males fuse themselves with the females, turning two individuals into one. The females usually grow to around 8 inches long, and the males to only an inch in length. It has an unusually shaped body and sharp teeth. It’s a reasonably famous creature that’s quite distinctive due to the light protruding from its head. The angler fish is a well-known marine creature thanks to the success of the film Finding Nemo. It has a bright lure on the end of its head to lure prey The Angler Fish can be found very deep in the Trench, where it is particularly dark Extreme pressure keeps its body together, and if brought to the surface, its body would not be able to work correctly. ~ The octopus’s gelatinous body allows it to exist at the highly pressured depths it prefers. The dumbo octopus is small compared to other octopods, averaging between 20 and 30 centimeters. The Dumbo octopus was first discovered around 1883, but the first specimen was not seen until the 1990s after the first deep-sea submersible vessels were invented. The name originates from the creature’s resemblance to the character Dumbo from the 1941 Disney film of the same name. The dumbo octopus, also known as grimpotheuthis, is a genus of pelagic umbrella octopuses. The deepest known living octopus The Dumbo Octopus can be found in the Mariana Trench ![]()
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