RE: [Sndbox] Ewwww, Gross!

[Charles]

Fangtooth ( Anoplogaster cornuta ) This is one of the most savage looking of all the deep-sea fishes. Luckily it only gets to about the size of your hand. It is related to the orange roughy and redfish. It is a mid-water species that feeds on fish using large fangs to seize its prey. The two biggest teeth in the bottom jaw are so large that when the mouth closes, these teeth slide into sheaths in the roof of the mouth that pass either side of the fish’s brain. It occurs world-wide in open ocean. There are two forms of this fish, a rounded form and an elongate form. They are a hardy fish that have been kept alive in chilled aquaria for quite long periods. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of GOP Momma Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 2:05 PM To: The Sandbox Discussion List Subject: Re: [Sndbox] Ewwww, Gross! Pics? ;) ~*~*Bethany*~*~ ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Low Carbers Hair Pretties ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ----- Original Message ----- From: Charles To: 'The Sandbox Discussion List' Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 1:25 PM Subject: [Sndbox] Ewwww, Gross! Ewwww, Gross! A deep-sea research voyage in June, jointly run by Australia and New Zealand scientists, discovered what The Age newspaper called an 1,800-species "freak show" of bizarre creatures (their condition caused in part by the extreme water pressure, which may be hundreds of times greater than at the surface). Examples include: the fangtooth (teeth, longer than its head, would puncture its brain if not for special tooth sockets); the viperfish (whose head is on a hinge); the coffinfish (with a glowing "sign" on its head to attract prey and the ability to swallow large quantities of water to avoid predators); a squid with one big eye (for offense) and one small one (for defense); and the snotthead, which was not described. [The Age, 6-23-03; CNN, 7-7-03]   Charles Mims http://www.the-sandbox.org     ________________________________ Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net

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