Who lives at an ocean floor

Who lives at an ocean floor

Waters of the World Ocean contain millions of living organisms. The most part from them lives at small depths, but there are also such living beings who can survive with a pressure of 50-100 atmospheres. Such conditions are available at an ocean floor.

Angler

Has the big, flat, covered with thorns head. Eyes are located in the top part of the head. The oral opening wide also abounds with sharp, mobile and recurved teeth. Skin of an angler is deprived of scales. As well as many ground fishes, he has ability to change a color, depending on color of the environment. Length fluctuates ranging from 1 up to 2 meters. Lives in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. On the head of it the mobile tentacle which serves as a bait for production is located.

Fish drop

Lives at a depth from one kilometer. The body of this fish has no muscles, and its density is lower, than at water. It is caused by the huge pressure to which fish is exposed all the time. Lives near Tasmania and Australia, eats plankton. Extremely seldom it is found the person.

Shrimp of mantissas

Surprising and colourful being. Hunts by means of claws which she likes to throw out sharply. She deafens by them the victim. Speed of blow can exceed 20 m/s. The impulse arising at blow is enough to break thick glass. Eyes of these shrimps are considered as one of the most difficult biooptical devices. These beings can see in the ultra-violet, infrared and polarized range.

Fish astrologer or heavenly eye

Eyes of this fish always look up as if they consider stars - from here and such name of this deep inhabitant. Around branchiate covers there are poisonous thorns therefore it is barehanded dangerous to touch fish. Hunting, she completely buries in sand from which remain only her eyes are visible. Having noticed the victim, she snatches on it with a huge speed. Some part of muscles of the head is modified in electric bodies therefore the astrologer can strike electric shock to 50 volts. Lives in the Arabian and Red Sea.

Sea slug

One of the most deep-water fishes on the planet. In 2008 the group of scientists of University of Aberdeen, together with the Japanese oceanologists, could capture group of slugs of long about 30 cm on the deep-water camera. Shooting happened at a depth over 7700 meters.

Fish tripod

One of the most unique fishes. Has the long, growing from fins beams which length is about a meter, with a length of adult individual of 30-40 cm. Teeth of a tripod are bent back, on the upper jaw they are larger. Lives in depths of all oceans, except Arctic.

Sea do not ridge

Body of fish flat, similar to a form of a flounder. Muscles and bodies of a being are adapted especially for survival in the conditions of extreme pressure. On the head of it the shoot which emits odorous enzymes is located, thus involving production.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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