Bizarre Deep Sea Creatures

The Ocean Sunfish, or Mola, resembles a big floating blog, is also the world's largest bony fish. Found in temperate and tropical oceans around the world. They weight up to 2.5 tons, and are 11 ft. long.

Thought to be the largest arthropods on earth, giant spider crabs spend their time foraging on the ocean floor up to a 1,000 ft. deep. They can measure up to 12 feet fro claw to tip

The Atlantic Wolffish live in the waters off both coasts of the Atlantic. Even thought they may look scary, they are pretty shy. They can reach lengths of 5 feet long, and weigh 40 pounds. The Atlantic Wolffish normally lives in depths of about 1,500 feet.

The Six-Gilled Shark are deep-water predators, that are distinguished by the 6 pairs of long gill slits on each side of their broad heads. They are fierce hunters. The average length is roughly 10-13 feet long, and weigh about 440-880 lbs.

The Barreleye fish are normally found around the tropical or temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. They typically grow to about 6 inches, and have a transparent dome around the eyes. The transparent dome serves more than one purpose. First the clear head allows more light into their eyes to enhance their detection of prey. Second, the transparent dome protects their eyes frmo stinging cells.

Giant Tube Worms thrive in the absence of light. They grow up to 8 feet in length, and have no mouth or digestive tract. Giant Tube Worms have been found throughout the Pacific Ocean where deep sea hydrothermal vents have been discovered. The average depth these are found is 5,000 feet deep.

The Vampire Squid is a small cephalopod found throughout temperate and tropical oceans in extreme deep sea conditions. The Vampire Squid are found at depths between 300 and 6,000 feet, and live in the oxygen minimum layer of the ocean where virtually no light penetrates.

The Fangtooth Fish get their name from their teeth, which can reach 16 cm long, they are also found throughout the world in temperate and tropical ocean regions. The Fangtooth Fish get up to 6 inches long, are commonly seen beween 600 and 6,500 feet, but have been observed as deep as 16,000 feet.

Pacific Viperfish are one of the most unusual looking fish in the deep sea, but also one of the most popular, and well-known. They are found in tropical and temperate waters throughtout the world at depths up to 9,000 feet. The Viperfish can grow to about 11 or 12 inches in length, with a usually dark silver blue in color. The unusually large teeth of the viperfish help it grab onto its prey as it hunts in the darkness.