15+ Horrifying Creatures of the Deep Sea

Published on January 28, 2018
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Megamouth Shark

One of the rarest deep sea sharks on the planet, the Megamouth Shark is still mostly a mystery to scientists. What we do know about the shark is that it is brown and black with a gigantic mouth that is likely used to eat all manner of smaller sea creatures, just like the whale shark and basking shark. However, what makes this creature worthy of our list is that it sits at around 18 feet and has completely dead, large eyes. The first Megamouth ever found was near Hawaii back in 1976.

Megamouth Shark

Megamouth Shark

Pacific Viperfish

It’s crazy to think what nature will do to make sure that creatures evolve enough to survive. The Pacific Viperfish is a deep sea creature that uses its glowing belly to attract prey. Once there the Pacific Viperfish closes its huge draws around its prey and eats them up. This fish lives 4,500 meters below the depths of the sea and it has teeth so large that it literally can never close its mouth.

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Pacific Viperfish

Pacific Viperfish