This is a fangtooth fish, a deep water fish with very large teeth. It's been said that they have the largest teeth to body size ratio of any fish. They are found around 2,000 feet, and can be found as deep as 5,000 feet.
These fish are the poster child of the deep sea fish and can be seen on any special featuring deep sea animals. Although they general do extreme close-ups of the face, which makes them seem very large and frightening, they only get 5 inches (13 cm) in length. They are the terror of various shrimps, small fish, and cephalopods, that make up the majority of their diet.
There are only two species of fangfish world-wide, one which is present world-wide, and the other which is only found off the pacific coast.
23 comments:
Wow, that is REALLY scary. Wouldn't want to run into one of those when it was alive!
Great photo! I'm glad the finger is there to put it in perspective in terms of size. He's scary but he's also pretty cool-looking!
Happy weekend!
Great photo. What a true wonder of teh deep. Happy weekend
I'm glad I've never encountered one!
ooo hope I dont have a night mare
Jane
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I would NOT want to meet that fish in the deep ocean!! Yikes. My scary post is up at http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/prodoceo/609837/
Great fish! It is very scary looking.
Hmm, I don't think I care how big, it still looks scary to me!
I love this! I've seen photos of the fish in the water, but nothing like this. And yes, it is pretty scary!
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Yikes! Good choice for this week...
Wow, they look so small and fierce. Great photo!
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I went deep sea fishing once. I'm so glad that I never came across that fish, otherwise, I'd have sworn off sushi!
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ah ok good thing they are in deep water. i dont want to see them in shallow water. lol.
my entry is up HERE
Yikes-look at those teeth! And it does look much bigger than it looks.
You win this week for the most fascinating post! That was an excellent read! :)
Great photo and wonderful information. I wouldn't like to meet the living version of this guy.
that's a scary fish! now, i wonder how you got one of that ...
That really looks scary. Its eye looks like a screw of a bolt or something.
it does look scary!
It looks like the fish in the movie in finding nemo the fish with headlight..
Talk about misunderstood!!
Blimey, that's one scary looking fish - regardless of the size!
Ouch! That would certainly hurt if you met him when he was alive!
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