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The wild world under the ocean makes people surprised when they learn about it (part2)

Unveiling the Astonishing Secrets of the Underwater Realm

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Have you ever wondered what's under the deep ocean? Are they wonders that no one has discovered or giant creatures with hideous, strange teeth, ready to devour weaker creatures...

11. Praya Dubia

Often confused with jellyfish, Praya Dubia is also known as Siphonophores, living at a depth of 1,000 m. They are one of the longest creatures humans have ever discovered with a body length of up to 50 to 60 meters, more than the length of a giant blue whale! Praya Dubia is not an independent individual, they are a collective collection of many smaller biological components, called zooids. Each zooid performs a separate function such as: self-defense, reproduction,... Praya Dubia's main food is crustaceans, gelatinous marine animals,...

12. Blobfish

This special fish lives at depths between 600 m and 1,200 m below the seabed. With a shape likened to the face of an obese, grumpy man with a bulbous nose, the teardrop fish is often confused with the character Jabba The Hut in the movie Star Wars. Their main food is usually crustaceans. Thanks to its structure of gelatinous mass, which is lighter than water, fish can float on the surface of the seabed without swimming, and can withstand the enormous pressure on the seabed without being crushed. Although harmless to humans, scientists fear they could become an endangered species because of fishing methods.

13. Frilled Shark

Living at the same depth as the teardrop fish, the frilled shark has an average length of 2 m, eating mainly squid to survive. They are considered living fossils because of their similarities to their dinosaur-era ancestors.

14. Gulper Eel

There are other names such as: swallowing eel and umbrella mouth swallowing eel or largemouth eel. Gulper eel lives at a depth of about 1,200 m below the seabed, feeding mainly on small crustaceans. They have the ability to stretch their stomachs to hold more food.

15. Flying Spaghetti Monster

The "flying spaghetti monster" is a creature belonging to the genus hydra, a group of lower animals that live underwater such as corals or jellyfish. Discovered at a depth of 1,220 m below the ocean floor, biologists determined that this is a carnivorous species that can grow to a length of up to 40 meters.

16. Goblin Shark

Goblin sharks are found in deep seas where sunlight can hardly reach. The deepest specimen ever caught was at a depth of 1,300 meters. Their prey is mainly squid, fish, crabs, and bacteria on the seabed. The goblin shark is known as a "living fossil" because it is the only remaining species of the Mitsukuridae species, which lived about 125 million years ago. This fish usually swims on the seabed. When it detects an electric current from its prey, it will lower its lower teeth and rush to approach the prey. Their sharp teeth will tear their prey into pieces.

17. Humpback Anglerfish

Humpback-finned fish, or "Scaled-footed fish", lives at a depth of about 1500 m. This species has a wide mouth with sharp, bristling teeth. It is these external characteristics that give them their second name, "ugly black devils". A special feature of this fish is that when the breeding season comes, the male will attach to the female's body to provide sperm and then degenerate over time, gradually becoming a part of the female.

18. Giant Tube Worm

Living at a depth of about 1600 m, giant tube worms have an average size of 2.4 m. They absorb sunlight, hydrogen sulfide or digest bacteria to survive. Biologists believe they have the ability to live another 170 - 250 years.

19. Fangtooth fish

Also known as goblin fish, they live in temperate and tropical waters at depths of 2,000 meters. Although it has a large head, jagged teeth, and a fierce and fierce appearance, this species is quite benign. Fangtooth fish is the fish with the largest set of teeth proportional to body size in the ocean.

20.Triplewart seadevil

Living at a depth of about 2,000 m below the ocean floor, Triplewart seadevil is a carnivore, with an average size of 30 cm. Like humpbacks, males of this species are attached to females and live as parasites.

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