WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dwelling in the dark ocean depths, the dragonfish is a frightful marvel that would fit nicely into any horror movie, boasting exotic adaptations such as virtually transparent ...

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(CN) – A deep-sea fish uses a glowing tendril below its mouth and a row of transparent buzz saw teeth to improve its hunting skills, ocean researchers revealed Wednesday. The dragonfish could have ...

In the darkness of the ocean’s midnight zone the deep-sea dragonfish, glows with bioluminescence to lure prey before striking with its transparent, sabre-like teeth. The transparency makes the teeth ...

Piranhas belong to a family of bony fish characterized by highly developed dentition. They’re cousins to the pacu fish, which has dentition eerily similar to human teeth. Unlike pacu teeth, which are ...

Deep beneath the sea off the coast of California, there is a species of eel-like fish with a huge head, bulging eyes and a mouth full of transparent, fang-like teeth. Aristostomias scintillans is a 15 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have discovered what makes a dragonfish’s teeth transparent — and this may help the deep-sea fish catch their food. The dragonfish is a small predator with needle-like teeth ...

NEW YORK — A deep-sea fish can hide its enormous, jutting teeth from prey because its chompers are virtually invisible — until it’s too late. What’s the dragonfish’s secret? The teeth are transparent, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A deep-sea fish can hide its enormous, jutting teeth from prey because its chompers are virtually invisible — until it’s too late. What’s the dragonfish’s secret? The teeth are ...