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Thefangtooth,alsoknownas
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withalightproducingorganknownasa
photophore.Thedragonfishusesthis
organlikeafishinglure,flashingiton
andoffandwavingitbackandforth.
Onceanunsuspectingfishgetstooclose,
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Theselightorgansmaybeusedtosignal
otherdragonfishduringmating.They
mayalsoservetoattractanddisorient
preyfishesfromdeepbelow.The
Dragonfishlivesindeepoceanwatersat
depthsofupto5000feet(1,500meters).
Theyarefoundinmosttropicalregions
aroundtheworld.

4 Angler

Thedeepseaangler,knownalsoas
Melanocetusjohnsoni,isagrotesque
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depthsoftheocean.Itsroundbody
resemblesabasketball,andindeed,it
lookslikeitcouldeasilyswallowone.It
hasalargemouthlikeswithsharp,fang
liketeeth.Itsappearancehasearnedita
secondnameof"commonblackdevil".
Despiteitsferociousappearance,the
angleronlyreachesamaximumlengthof
aboutfiveinches.Theanglergetsits
namefromthelong,modifieddorsal
spinewhichistippedwithalight
producingorganknownasaphotophore.
Likemanyotherdeepwaterfish,the
anglerusesthisorganlikealureto
attractitsprey.Itwillflashitslighton
andoffwhilewavingitbackandforth
likeafishingpole.Whenthepreyfish
getscloseenough,theanglersnapsitup
withitspowerfuljaws.Astrangefact
aboutthedeepseaangleristhefactthat
themaleissmalleranddifferentin
appearancefromthefemale,whichis
picturesabove.Themaleofthespeciesis
aboutthesizeofafingerandhassmall
hookteeth,whichitusestoattachitself
tothefemale.Onceattached,itsblood
vesselsjoinwiththatofthefemaleandit
willspendtherestofitslifejoinedtoher
likeaparasite,gettingallofits
nourishmentfromherbody.Ifthemale
isunabletoattachtoafemale,itwill
eventuallydiesofstarvation.Thedeep
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atdepthsofover3000feet.

5 Gulper Eel

Thegulpereel,knownscientificallyas
Eurypharynxpelecanoides,isperhaps
oneofthemostbizarrelookingcreatures
inthedeepocean.Itsmostnotable
attributeisthelargemouth.Theeel's
mouthislooselyhinged,andcanbe
openedwideenoughtoswallowan
animalmuchlargerthanitself.The
haplessfishisthendepositedintoa
pouchlikelowerjaw,whichresembles
thatofapelican.Infact,itissometimes
referredtoasthepelicaneel.The
gulper'sstomachcanalsostretchto
accommodateitslargemeals.Thisgiant
mouthgivestheeelitsothercommon
nameofumbrellamouthgulper.Theeel
alsohasaverylong,whipliketail.
Specimensthathavebeenbroughttothe
surfaceinfishingnetshavebeenknown
tohavetheirlongtailstiedintoseveral
knots.Thegulpereelgrowstoalengthof
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theworld'soceansatdepthsranging
from3000to6000feet.

6 Giant Squid

Theelusivegiantsquid,knowntoscience
asArchiteuthisdux,isoneoftheworld's
largestanimals,reachingalengthofup
to60feet.Itisthelargestknown
Invertebratesintheworld.Thegiant
squidisamolluskandismemberofthe
cephalopodclass,whichincludesthe
octopusandothersquids.Verylittleis
knownaboutthesemysteriousanimals
becausenonehavebeenseenaliveinthe
wild.Mostofwhatweknowaboutthem
comesfromthebodiesofdeadsquidthat
havewashedashoreorbeenpulledupin
fishermen'snets.Theseanimalsare
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anythingtheycancatch.DuringWorld
WarII,storiesfromthesurvivorsof
sunkenshipstellofshipmatesbeing
eatenbythesecreaturesinthedarkof
night.Therehaveevenbeenreportsof
giantsquidreachingoutofthewaterand
pullingmenoffsmallboats.Noneof
thesereportshavebeenofficially
verified,buttheypaintapictureofa
powerfulpredator.Thesquid'seightlong
tentacleshavestrongsuctioncups,which
theyusetoholdontotheirprey.Asharp,
powerfulbeakfinishesofftheirhelpless
victimwitheerieefficiency.Thegiant
squidappearstobeafavoritemealfor
thespermwhale.Theyhavebeenfound
inthestomachsofdeadwhalesand
manythesewhalesbearscarsfromthe
squid'ssuctioncuppedtentacles.

7 Giant Isopod

Thegiantisopod,knownscientificallyas
Bathynomusgiganteus,isthelargest

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knownmemberoftheisopodfamily.Itis
verycloselyrelatedtothesmallpillbugs
thatyoucanfindinthegarden.Itisa
carnivorouscrustaceanthatspendsits
timescavengingthedeepoceanfloor.
Foodisextremelyscarceatthesegreat
depths,sotheisopodhasadaptedtoeat
whateverhappenstofalltotheocean
floorfromabove.Itwillalsofeedon
someofthesmallinvertebratesthatlive
atthesedepths.

Giantisopodsareknowntoreachasize
ofover16inchesinlengthandareoneof
thelargestmembersofthecrustacean
family.Theseanimalsarevery
prehistoricinappearance.When
threatened,thecanrollthemselvesintoa
tightballwheretheyareprotectedby
theirstrong,armorplatedshells.They
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havecomplexmouthsthatcontainmany
componentsthatworktogethertopierce,
shred,anddisembowelliveordeadprey.
Giantisopodsareallovertheworldat
depthsofover2000feet.

8 Coffinfish

Thecoffinfish(B.melanostomus)hasa
flabbybodyandlongtailthatareboth
coveredwithsmallspines.Ithasablack
mouthliningandanillicium(glossary)
onthesnoutthatcanbeloweredintoa
groove.Thisspeciesgrowstoatleast
10cminlength.B.melanostomushas
beentrawledintheCentraltoEastern
IndianOceanatdepthsrangingfrom
1320mto1760m.Thename
melanostomuscomesfromtheGreek
melanosmeaningblackandstoma
meaningmouth.Therearetwogenerain
thefamilyChaunacidaeBathychaunax
andChaunax.Bathychaunaxdiffersfrom
Chaunaxbyhavingalowerlateralline
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widelyspacedbodyspinesandseveral
skeletalcharacters.

9 Vampire squid

Thevampiresquid,knowntoscientists
asVampyroteuthisinfernalis,looksmore
likesomethingthatswamoutofalate
nightsciencefictionmovie.Thesquid
haslargefinsatthetoofitsbodythat
resemblelargeears.Itisverygelatinous
inform,resemblingajellyfishmorethan
thecommonsquid.Thevampiresquid
hasthelargesteyesofanyanimal.Itisa
smallanimal,growingtoalengthof
aboutsixinches,bitithasglobular
eyeballsaslargeastheeyesofalarge
dog.Thevampiresquid'sbodyiscovered
withlightproducingorganscalled
photophores.Thisgivesthesquidthe
uniqueabilityto"turnitselfonoroff"at
will.Whenthephotophoresareoff,the
squidiscompletelyinvisibleinthedark
waterswhereitlives.Thesesquidliveas

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deepas3000feet.Unlikeothersquid
andoctopi,thevampiresquidhasnoink
sack.Thevampiresquid'sarmsare
coveredwithsharptoothlikespikes.
Thisgivestheanimalitsname.Onepair
ofarmshasbeenmodifiedintoretractile
filamentsthatcanextendtotwicethe
bodylengthoftheanimal.Thesquidmay
usethesearmstocaptureitsprey.When
threatened,thesquidcandrawitsarms
upoveritselfandformadefensiveweb
thatcoversitsbody.Thevampiresquid
canswimextremelyfastforagelatinous
animal.Itcanreachaspeedof2body
lengthspersecondandcanaccelerateto
thisspeedinonly5seconds.Ifdangeris
present,itcanmakeseveralquickturns
inanattempttoescapeitsenemies.The
vampiresquidisfoundthroughoutthe
worldinmosttropicalandtemperate
regions.

10 Long-nosed Chimaera

Biologistshavegonetogreatlengthsto
describethelongnosedchimaera,
Harriottaraleighana,whosekindcan
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reachfivefeetinlength.Itsstilettolike
noseremindedoneof"thenosecontour
ofasupersonicjetaircraft."Othershave
dubbedit"rattail,"forobviousreasons.
InSouthAfrica,itisknownasthe"ghost
shark,"thoughitisonlydistantlyrelated
tosharks.Atouchofthevenomousspine
onthefirstdorsalfincankillaperson,
thoughsuchafateisunlikelygiventhe
8,000footdepthsatwhichthiscreature
lives.

More Info:

ClaireNouvian'sbook
The Deep: The
Extraordinary Creatures
of the Abysscontainsa
stunningcollectionofmorethan160
colorphotos.Speciesfromasfardownas
fourandahalfmilesaredepictedin
exquisitedetailmostaremere
centimeterslong,thoughthegiantsquid,
atimidcreaturedespiteitssize,growsto
almost60feet.

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