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Although the footage is from November 2014, it is certainly worth seeing. This is the first time that a very unusual inhabitant of the ocean depths has been captured on video, visiting (by its standards) much shallower parts of the ocean.
The unusual observation was made by a team of scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, led by Bruce Robinson. The fish were observed and recorded with a robotic ROV, Don Ricketts, which was used to conduct research at a site called Monterey Canyon.
In Californian waters, researchers have succeeded for the first time in recording this unusual fish alive on video, at such shallow depths. The robot recorded an encounter with an anglerfish at a depth of “only” 600 metres. This mysterious and still little-known creature inhabits the most inaccessible ocean depths on a daily basis.
The Black Seadevil fish or anglerfish is a ghostly looking, predatory deep-sea fish of the order Anglerfish. Probably for many of our readers this description would not say much if not for the accompanying illustrations. Not very pretty? Strongly frightening? It’s a matter of taste, but it could certainly be the inspiration for many a monster or alien in a sci-fi movie.
The most distinctive feature of the anglerfish (apart from its snout full of huge sabre-like teeth) is the characteristic stalk ending in a glowing appendage on its head. With its help, the predatory fish attracts its prey. This unusual evolutionary adaptation is very practical, as in the natural environment of the anglerfish there is absolute darkness.
Source: theverge.com
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