Tag: fish
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These deep-sea anglerfish might as well be aliens
Deep-sea anglerfish (Ceratiidae) remain one of the most intriguing mysteries of the ocean. Ugly and ghoulish with giant mouths and pointy teeth, only recently has video footage revealed the creature’s unique form of alienesque reproduction. The 3.5-foot females are most famous for their hunting methods, in which they use a fish rod-like appendage (the esca) […]
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The slender sunfish shaped like a Dorito
One of the more peculiar fish you’ll ever see, the slender sunfish (Ranzania laevis), looks like a mutant fish that’s been cut in half. Yes, this Dorito-shaped fish is in its complete form! Interestingly, they also can’t close their funnel-like jaws, which makes them look like mouth-breathers of the ocean. The Ranzania laevis is a […]
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The pink-eyed hover goby
The pink-eyed hover goby (Bryaninops natans) is a fish with a see-through body and yellow organs. No bigger than an inch, it’s so transparent you can even see its bones in its body. The pink-eyed goby hovers above the tips of Acropora corals in shallow lagoon reefs of the Indo-Pacific area. Here are few more images of […]
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The world’s first underwater hotel
The Muraka hotel in the Maldives is the world’s first underwater hotel in the world. With two-story rooms submerged 16 feet below sea-level in the Indian ocean, the residency also boasts an incredible price point: $50,000 per night! According to Archpaper, the villas were constructed with the latest technology: The construction of The Muraka was […]