The deep sea lizardfish is quite frightening to look at. With all of its teeth protruding out and a large mouth, it looks no less scary than a hammerhead shark.
The deep sea lizardfish has sharp elongated fangs and big eyes that are mostly dark in color which make the appearance of the deep sea lizard-like fish more formidable.
The characteristic body of this deep-sea creature contains a long dorsal fin, usually not seen in any of the other species in the same class.
The depths of the ocean that they live do not allow sunlight to go through the waves which is why the big eyes of the deepsea lizardfishes help them to see through the darkness.
The body color of these lizardfishes is white or gray or brown and the rough scales that are present on the body are enlarged for protection.
The head of these fish is flattened and their bones poke out from their head.
The Bathysaurus ferox has a length of 12-25.2 in (30.4-64 cm). The length of the barracuda is more than twice its length with its length being 60 in (152.4 cm).
These fishes weigh almost 15 lb (6.8 kg).
This fish is one of the apex predators or the predators who are at the top of the food chain, can swim considerably fast.
These predators prey on anything that they come by in the abyss that they live in. It could be other fish, corals, crustaceans, worms, and sometimes even fish from their own family.
Their diet can consist of the choices that they get at the bottom of the ocean. On top of that, their large mouth and enormous razor teeth can help catch their prey very easily.
The deep sea lizardfish also eats dead fishes that float into the bottom of the ocean.
The deep sea lizardfish are residents of the bottom of the ocean bed that could extend to somewhere around 3,000 ft (914.4 m) from the water surface.
Here is a fact about the deep sea lizard fish that you might find interesting. They have both male and female organs of reproduction.
Therefore, any two members of the species can reproduce with each other.
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Ref: nationalgeographic, kidadl, oceanconservancy, fishbase, marinewise, treehuggerPic: wikipedia, oceanconservancy, ocean, eol, fishbase, marinewise, natechertack, pinterest, Smithsonian
