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Fish of the oceans: species, names, descriptions
The water world is diverse, it is filled with amazing creatures living in various depths. This is a blunt shark (bovine), living in shallow depths, shallow waters, and deep-sea luminous fish, which only a professional diver can meet. We decided to talk about the diversity of the waters of the oceans and seas in this article.
"White Death", or an ogre-shark
The largest representative of the predators of the ocean is a large white shark (carcharodone). It can reach eight meters in length and weigh more than three tons. Its mouth is so huge that it can fit up to eight people of average build. White shark, she was nicknamed for the color of the belly, the back of this monster is gray. Such characteristics help it to remain unnoticed in any, even the most transparent water.
A large white shark (carharodon) is the inhabitant of the World Ocean, most often it can be found off the coast of California. She lives in the coastal waters, the temperature of which does not fall below twelve degrees, does not like salted seas and, fortunately, does not occur at all in desalinated waters. In search of food predator can swim very far from the coast and dive to a depth that is more than a thousand three hundred meters.
In food, this predator is illegible and grabs everything that gets in his field of vision. There have been cases when at the opening of a dead shark in her stomach, and found glass bottles, and whole dogs, and pumpkins, and a variety of garbage. Not only fish oceans are included in its diet. The white shark feeds on both large and small creatures, it can be quite large fish, mammals, small inhabitants of the seas (turtles, mollusks and others). The monster swallows the smaller prey wholly, and the large one is torn into pieces, which in weight can reach seventy kilograms. The ogre of this predator was nicknamed for a huge number of attacks on people. But man is not a delicious dish for the shark, it can attack him only by confusing him with the seal. When the predator recognizes that there is an "insipid" person in the mouth, she leaves it. Not many people survived after the attack of the shark.
Shark Bull
Fish of the seas and oceans are diverse, there are more than three hundred and fifty species of sharks, among them one of the most interesting is the bull shark. This creature is much smaller than carcarodone, but is more adapted to existence. So, it is found not only in the salt waters of the seas and oceans, but also in fresh rivers and lakes. This species keeps coastal zones and rarely swims to a depth of more than a hundred meters, which is why it is the most dangerous for humans.
The maximum registered length of a dwarf sharks is four meters, and the weight is four hundred kilograms. It was this predator that became the "muse" for creating the legendary "Jaws", as it is the leader in the number of attacks on humans.
The gray bull shark is very lazy and prefers to hunt in muddy waters that make it as inconspicuous as possible. She swims slowly, attacks her victim initially, and then bites her until she loses the ability to resist.
Fish-tripod
Fish, living in the ocean, are so diverse that their listing and description simply do not have enough time. We collected information about the most interesting and unique creatures, among which there was an amazing fish-tripod. By its appearance, it really looks like this device.
Fish oceans inhabit all layers of water, and the tripod belongs to the deepest creatures, it can be seen at a depth of up to six thousand meters. It is small, can grow up to thirty centimeters in length, and its distinctive feature is the long and thin lower fins, which it firmly fixes in the muddy bottom in order to stand against the current and wait until the food itself swims into the mouth. These fins are three pieces, and they serve not only for support, but also for swimming. On top of this fish there are fins-rays, with which it seizes the catch catching from above and, making sure of its suitability as food, directs directly into the mouth.
The appearance of this fish looks like a foreign creature, which by some miracle turned out to be in the depths of the seas. This is really an interesting creature.
Swordfish
This fish, reminiscent of a large worm, can be found in warm tropical seas. It is quite large, it can grow from one to almost two and a half meters in length. It is long and completely devoid of caudal fin, in its place is a filiform appendage. The constitution resembles a saber, which is why the fish is so called. Dorsal fin wide and long, growing from head to that very caudal appendage. Inhabits the hairy tail (the second name of the species) off the coast, and at night is on the surface of the water. It feeds on crustaceans, small fishes. For a person, this fish is a delicious product.
Idiacant - glowing monster
The fish of the oceans in their diversity have not only beautiful beings, but also truly monstrous. This is exactly the idiacant. This creature resembles a worm with a huge mouth, in which there are long and sharp teeth. It is found in the temperate waters of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, lives at a depth of five hundred to two thousand meters.
The females are painted brown and black, grow to fifty centimeters. Males are much smaller (only seven centimeters), and their color is light brown. These fish do not have scales. It is interesting that not only the bodies of these fishes shine, but also the teeth. From the lower jaw hangs a glowing long process, which serves as a bait for fish, lost in dark deep waters.
In the daytime these fish are at a depth, and at night they rise to the surface to have supper. Especially gluttonous females. They can swallow quite a large prey, and their whole body is adapted to such a diet: jaws open like a snake, thanks to an uncoasted first vertebra, the stomach can stretch to an incredible size. All organs when ingesting large food are removed, so as not to be exposed to possible damage.
Deepwater digger
This is another representative of deep-sea luminous creatures, is the most terrible fish in the world. The angler lives at depths from one and a half to three thousand meters, where there is absolutely no sunlight. Their color varies from dark brown to black, in females a long process with a luminous tip that serves as a bait for the prey leaves from the head, hence the name of the individual. These fishes shine thanks to the bacteria filling their covers.
The shape of the body of this monster is spherical, on the large head there are huge jaws with sharp razor-sharp teeth. Female can grow up to a meter, and males do not exceed four centimeters in length. It is females that are predatory creatures.
The anglers are very greedy and often die of their gluttony. They can swallow food, which is several times their size, and because of the inability to spit it out (denture), they simply die.
Most males are parasites. They attach themselves to the bodies of females with their teeth, and then fuse with them with the intestines, receiving nutrients from her blood.
Fish hatchet
It's a small glowing fish, its size is only seven centimeters long. The constitution resembles an ax. Luminous organs are located on this creature on the abdomen and serve as a disguise, not a bait.
These fish oceans, living at a depth of five hundred to six hundred meters, are predators. The intensity of its luminescence can be adjusted.
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