On the occasion of Halloween, here is a portrait gallery of some of the most terrifying fish in the world. Terrifying according to our human standards, because perhaps themselves think they are beautiful.
And links to Wikipedia and other sources, to further your knowledge on each of these fish
Sloane’s Viperfish (Chauliodus sloani)
About 30 cm long, Sloan’s viperfish holds the world record for largest teeth relative to head size in a fish.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloane’s_viperfish
Humpback Anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii)
The humpback anglerfish or common black devil, is up to 3 centimeters (1.2 inches) for males and up to 20 centimeters (8 inches) for females. The litlle male fixes itself on the females’s body, and lives there as a parasite.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpback_anglerfish
Black Dragonfish (Idiacanthus atlanticus)
Living at depths of about 2000 m, females grow to 40 cm in length, but males reach a maximum length of only 5 cm.
http://australianmuseum.net.au/Black-Dragonfish-Idiacanthus-atlanticus-Brauer-1906/
Chaenophryne longiceps
As a place in a remake of Alien movie!
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/16897
Chaenophryne Quasiramifera
Hello, I’ve a arm on my head, wanna high five?
http://www.fishbase.gr/summary/63954
Goblin Shark (Mitsukurina Owstoni)
Really seems there’s a shark inside the shark!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin_shark
Fangtooth (Anoplogaster Cornuta)
Dreadful but not dangerous
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Anoplogaster_cornuta/
Some fishes we have already talked about
Wolf Eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus)
We have already devoted an article to this ugly but not evil fish: see here.
TigerFish (Hydrocynus goliath)
Well known by anglers, we have already published several videos about this monster of African rivers. See here
Happy Halloween Everybody!
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