The strange things live deep in the ocean.
Even the sunlight cannot penetrate the pure blackness below. The pressure in the water above is crushed. Still, life survives in one way or another and adapts to that strange world.
Many of the fish there are partially luminescent to attract prey. They are omnivorous animals, and make up for the lack of food at their depths by having a large mouth, sharp teeth and a desire to eat almost anything.
It is to us ourselves alien to the world, and creatures are rarely seen in the human eye.
But now, from the depths, at least one horrifying fish has brought a surprising look much closer to the surface, and was discovered and photographed later last month.
The black sea devil fishing fish was spotted near the surface, about 2,000 metres from the coast of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, part of Spain. This is a scientist from Chondrik Tenerif, a group that normally studies sharks.
This fish with the “devil” of that name is not a friendly guppie or carp. It is usually black as the depth of living. Its teeth look like razors. Those lidless eyes staring forward seem to have meditative cruelty. Its mouth is permanently open and frankly it looks like you and everything you cherish.
One is positive for nerve swimmers planning a trip to the Canary Islands. The fish is only 6 inches long. There is also an alternative name that isn't too scary: humpback glow angler fish.
And why does this group seem so rare? “They're not a problem,” said Ben Freeble, senior collection manager for Marine Vertebrates at Scripps Marine Facility in Southern California. “The creatures that live there are very unique adaptations and look very different to us.”
The Ultrablack body of the fish is for deep sea camouflage. “A lot of living things produce light. They shine like lightning,” Freebel said. “You don't want to promote yourself.”
Due to a lack of food, these fish don't know when they are eating their next meal. “They're not great swimmers,” Freebre said. “It's like a spider in the web. They're waiting for something to come to them.”
Of the Sea Devils, he said, “it's almost evolved to become a huge head.”
Marine biologist Raia Valor has confirmed the discovery of Condric Tenerife. He told Spanish newspaper Marca that the team had been observing the fish for several hours, but the fish, which normally lives around 200-2,000 meters deep, had already been injured and could not survive.
“It was like a dream come true,” group photographer David Jara Bogunisha told National Geographic. “When I was a kid, I had books with some deep sea creatures and loved illustrations. They were crazy about me. The animals didn't look real.”
Freebre, who was not involved in the discovery, described the discovery as “not shocking, but certainly unusual. It's amazing how they were able to capture it in the film.”
Why was it so outweighed its natural habitat? Has it been lost, or was it curious or has it made you more worried?
Scientists at Chondrick Tenerife speculated that fish roaming could have resulted from disease, abnormal flow, or escape from predators.
“There could be a lot going on,” Freebre said. “The animal may have been suffering, or accidentally invaded shallow water, or was pursued by a predator,” he said in the video that the fish may be stressed, sick or injured. He said it looked like he had done something.
Where anglers normally live is not very illuminated, and in shallow water it is very likely that the fish are virtually blind.
There's no doubt that many people will recoil from the scary fish you'll see in the video. However, Freebre has a plea.
“They live in very different environments. They're going to look strange,” he said. “But they're not scary or terrifying.”
“People don't think they're worth protecting like a panda bear,” he lamented.
