The Fangtooth: a fish scarier than the blob fish? Tuesday, August 10, 2010  Visit Link  Watch Video  Closeup of the fangtooth. This image is a still from the embedded video. All copyrights are property of their respective owners. The video included with this z-page shows hard-to-get footage of some of the coolest, most amazing, and scariest fishes you’ll ever see. As the narrator says, more people have been into outer space than have been to the depths of the ocean captured in this video. According to some, the deep sea fangtooth is the scariest fish around. It’s teeth are so long in proportion to its body that it can’t completely close its mouth. Relative to its body size it is said that the fangtooth holds the world record for the longest teeth of any fish in the ocean. Fangtooths live in the darkest parts of the ocean at depths of 3,000 to (hold your breath) 16,000 feet! Surprisingly, fangtooths only grow to a length of about 6 inches.  The public domain image shown above depicts a common fangtooth, Anoplogaster cornuta. From plate 55 of Oceanic Ichthyology by G. Brown Goode and Tarleton H. Bean, published 1896. Source: Wikipedia Not to take away from the creepiness of the fangtooth but the deep sea jelly in this video is a seriously amazing aquatic invertebrate. This little guy definitely has what it takes to capture the attention of great minds in science. The Vegas-like light show taking place on this incredible creature looks more like something you’d see on a high-tech child’s toy than a fish.  Deep sea jelly. These images are stills from the embedded video. All copyrights are property of their respective owners. COMMENTS Sign in to comment
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