10: Giant Isopod
This bizarre sea
creature giant isopod belongs to crustacean family. It is believed that they
are found abundant in regions that are very cold, especially, deep waters of Atlantic. They feast on water bodies that float near the
seabed floor. This bizarre sea creature is a great hunter.
9: Dracula fish
Dracula fish is a
freshwater fish and is found abundant in Burma. These bizarre sea creatures
got its name after spotting its unusual “fangs.” How this bizarre sea creature
was found is interesting? In the year 1997, various aquarium fish specimens
were sent to the United
Kingdom and this fish was one among them.
This is when they spotted this bizarre sea creature.
8: Blob fish
Yet another bizarre
sea creature. You can find blob fish in the deep waters of Australia and Tasmania. Blob fish can be found at places
deep in water where the pressure is more when compared with the pressure at the
sea level. These bizarre sea creatures, blob fish, are able to withstand this
pressure as their body resembles a gelatinous mass.
7: Anglerfish
This bizarre sea
creature anglerfish belongs to Lophiiformes family. Few anglerfish dwell deep
sea while few can be found in the open water. You can see three filaments
sprouting from their head and this is what they use for hunting. Certain
anglerfish emit light in order to attract its prey.
6: Goblin Shark
Goblin Shark, one
among the bizarre sea creatures belongs to Mitsukurinidae family and is
generally found in the deep sea. Are you able to spot its distinctive feature?
Yes…it is the shape of its head. It looks like a trowel. Few other distinctive
features of this bizarre sea creature are its body color and jaws. Its body
color is pink. They live on squid and crabs.
5: Giant Squid
The Giant Squid belongs to the
Architeuthidae family. Male
giant squid can grow to a maximum of 33 feet and the female giant squid to 43
feet. It was in 2004 that scientists were able to get the first live images of
this bizarre sea creature.
4: Pelican Eel
The Pelican Eel belongs to the Eurypharyngidae family and may also be called umbrella mouth gulper. Did you notice its strange mouth?. It has a loosely-hinged mouth and
therefore it can eat prey bigger
than itself. They grow up to 3.3 feet.
3: Psychedelic Frogfish
The Psychedelic Frogfish belongs to Antennariidae family. It has
a fleshy and flabby skin. They are found in Indonesia and are no current records of them in other parts of the world. They live on shrimps and other smaller
fish.
2: Dana Octopus Squid
This sea creature belongs to Octopoteuthidae family. They are supposed to be
one of the largest squid species. Do you know how it catches it prey? It
flashes a light and makes the prey blind.
1: Leafy Sea Dragon
The winner is The Leafy Sea Dragon.
They belong to Syngnathidae family. You can find them in the Western and Southern coasts of Australia. They vary in size anywhere between 8 and 10 inches. Their snout
resembles a long pipe.
Source: http://scienceray.com