| Pacific viperfish |
| Chauliodus
macouni |
A viperfish’s needlelike teeth can be very long, and its
hinged lower jaw allows it to swallow large prey. Its strong jaw muscles help
grab and hold the prey.
Pics?
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 1:25
PM
Subject: [Sndbox] Ewwww, Gross!
Ewwww, Gross!
A deep-sea research voyage
in June, jointly run by Australia and New Zealand scientists, discovered what
The Age newspaper called an 1,800-species "freak show" of bizarre creatures
(their condition caused in part by the extreme water pressure, which may be
hundreds of times greater than at the surface). Examples include: the
fangtooth (teeth, longer than its head, would puncture its brain if not for
special tooth sockets); the viperfish (whose head is on a hinge); the
coffinfish (with a glowing "sign" on its head to attract prey and the ability
to swallow large quantities of water to avoid predators); a squid with one big
eye (for offense) and one small one (for defense); and the snotthead, which
was not described. [The Age, 6-23-03; CNN, 7-7-03]
Charles
Mims
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