Real Life Sea Monsters ± 2 4 Bizarre Creatures of the Deep July 22, 2007 | by John | Filed UnderAnimals | 999 CommentsThe sea contains untold numbers of strange and bizarre creatures. It is said that we know more about our own solarsystem than we know about our oceans. Indeed, some creatures of the sea can seem more alien than anything you can imagine. But even worse, some of them can seem more frightening than your worst nightmare. Below we have collected pictures of 24 CREATURES FROM THE DEEP! Chimaeras are cartilaginous fish related to the sharks and rays, and are sometimes called ghost sharks orrabbitfishes. For defense, most chimaeras have a venomous spine located in front of the dorsal fin.
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Real Life Sea Monsters ± 24 Bizarre Creatures of the Deep
July 22, 2007 | by John | Filed Under Animals | 999 Comments
The sea contains untold numbers of strange and bizarre creatures. It is said that we know more about our own solar system than we know about our oceans.
Indeed, some creatures of the sea can seem more alien than anything you can imagine.
But even worse, some of them can seem more frightening than your worst nightmare.
Below we have collected pictures of 24 CREATURES FROM THE DEEP!
Chimaeras are cartilaginous fish related to the sharks and rays, and are sometimes called ghost sharks or
rabbitfishes. For defense, most chimaeras have a venomous spine located in front of the dorsal fin.
This strange cartilaginous fish uses its long snout to scan over the sea floor for the electricalimpulses of its prey that bury in the muddy sea floor, just like a metal detector. Like other
chimaeras (such as ghost and elephant sharks), these animals lay horny egg cases in which their young are left to develop, potentially for up to one year.
This large species has a rounded head and a mouth which faces forward to catch squid and fishthat swim up off the seafloor. As in most other rattails, the males of this species have a special
drum machine on their swim bladder that is used to attract females. They have to be carefulthough, as other fish like morid cods have hydrophones on their swim bladders to hunt down the