Weird Sea Monsters

This has got to be one of the strangest and scariest sea creatures I have ever seen. This fish, dubbed the Hatchetfish due to its hatchet-like thinness, is usually found in the Caribbean waters as well as the Gulf of Mexico.

The Hatchetfish has tube-like eyes that are permanently fixed upwards, giving them a scary look, but also helping them fish for food as it falls from above them. These fish are also equipped with light-producing photophores which are used in defensive behavior called counter-lighting. Basically, they can look like ghosts!

This little guy is dubbed the ‘horror frog’ because of its ability to break down its own bones to produce claws. Sounds crazy enough? This amphibian actually breaks down its bones in order to puncture its toe pads, producing extendable claws on demand when threatened.

The hairy ‘horror frog’ was discovered in Cameroon in 2008, but its no foreigner to the people of its land since it is often roasted and eaten.

These sea creatures were just recently discovered in the British North Sea territory.These species are absolutely stunning and it just makes you think about the thousands of other sea species that have yet to be discovered!

I love finding videos of amazing sea creatures…and this one is truly breath-taking. In this video from BBC Worldwide Americas, exotic deep sea creatures come out at night to search for food at the surface of the ocean.

I came upon these pictures of Leafy Sea Dragons which are basically your regular Sea Dragons but they actually have a leafy look to them!

A Leafy Sea Dragon (phycodurus eques) has long leaf-like protrusions all over its body, serving as camouflage among different types of floating seaweeds of kelp beds. Neither prey nor predators recognize it as a fish.

It’s found along the coastline of Australia. A fully grown leafy sea dragon can reach about 45 cm (18 inch). During mating, the female deposits up to 250 bright pink eggs onto a special “brood patch” on the underside of the tail of the male where they are attached and fertilized.

The deep sea if full of amazing creatures that are absolutely out of this world, and every year, scientists discover hundreds of these bizzare and unexplainable creatures. Researches made a trip to the Gulf of Mexico where they uncovered some of the strangest creatures deep in the ocean.

During this operation, a camera was set up at the bottom of the ocean floor, where it caught a variety of deep-dwelling shellfish that produce their own light as well as different fish that had the ability to see ultraviolet light.

Scientists haven’t yet figured out why these fish have these abilities or what for, but they’re thrilled to have made such an amazing discovery.

The “Muck Monster” is making huge waves in West Palm Beach where it was first seen in the Lake Worth lagoon. The very mysterious creature was caught on tape by the LagoonKeepers, who were baffled at the sight. Think this could be something or nothing? Click below to watch the video and see for yourself!

The Chambered Nautilus is considered by many scientists to be a living fossil. Why? The Chambered Nautilus, also known as Nautilus Pompilius by its scientific name, is the largest and most common of about six species known to exist. It has remained unchanged for over 400 million years. The nautilus is a mollusk and a member of the cephalopod family and lives in deep waters.

After any major tsunami, hundreds of fish and deep sea creatures surface the shores. Here is a little collection of some of the weird and strange creatures that have washed ashore after a tsunami.

It always baffles me when sea creatures wash ashore and no one seems to be able to know what in the world it is! Well same thing happend here, when this strange looking fish was found on the shores of the Cayman Brac a few years back, and no one could identify it.

The weird fish is roughly thirty inches long, more than half of which is a long, eel-like tail attached to a fish body. It has pale pink scales, pectoral fins, a dorsal fin and a small feathery fin on its belly. Can you identify this fish?