Horrifying and Bizarre Creatures of the Ocean

Viperfish

Sometimes you can just look at something and realize, that thing doesn’t mess around. Enter the Viperfish. This fang-toothed aquatic spawn of satan can live up to 40 years and spreads evil throughout the deep ocean.

A viperfish is a deepwater fish in the genus Chauliodus, with long, needle-like teeth and hinged lower jaws. They grow to lengths of 30 to 60 cm (12 – 24 inches). Viperfish stay near lower depths (250–5,000 feet) in the daytime and shallow at night. Viperfish mainly stay in tropical and temperate waters. It is one of the fiercest predators in the very deep part of the sea and is believed to attack its prey by luring the victim close to itself with a light producing organ. [Wikipedia]
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