The lanternfish
is, by far, the most common deep-sea fish. Other deep sea fishes include the flashlight fish, cookiecutter shark, bristlemouths, anglerfish, viperfish, and some species of eelpout.
What type of fish are in the deep-sea?
- Viperfish (Chauliodus species) Depth: 400m to 1km. …
- Stoplight loosejaw (Malacosteus niger) Depth: 500m to 1km. …
- Footballfish (Himantolophus groenlandicus) …
- Black seadevil (Melanocetus johnsonii) …
- Rattail, also called grenadier (species in the family Macrouridae) …
- Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
What is the best deep-sea fish to eat?
- Alaskan salmon. There's a debate about whether wild salmon or farmed salmon is the better option. …
- Cod. This flaky white fish is a great source of phosphorus, niacin, and vitamin B-12. …
- Herring. A fatty fish similar to sardines, herring is especially good smoked. …
- Mahi-mahi. …
- Mackerel. …
- Perch. …
- Rainbow trout. …
- Sardines.
What is the rarest deep-sea fish?
- Megamouth Shark. Discovered in 1976, the megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) is one of the rarest fish in the world. …
- Vampire Squid. Vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) are cephalopods that inhabit oceanic depths between 2,000 and 4,000 feet. …
- Frilled Shark. …
- Fangtooth Fish.
What fish lives in the deepest water?
The Mariana snailfish (Pseudoliparis swirei)
is a newly described species that now holds the crown for the deepest fish in the sea, thriving at depths of up to about 8,000 meters (26,200 feet).
What are the four fish you should never eat?
Making the “do not eat” list are
King Mackerel, Shark, Swordfish and Tilefish
. All fish advisories due to increased mercury levels should be taken seriously. This is especially important for vulnerable populations such as young children, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and older adults.
What is the healthiest fish?
From a nutritional standpoint,
salmon
is the clear winner of the healthiest fish competition. “Fattier fish from cold water are a better source of omega-3s” than other sources, Camire said, and salmon is king when it comes to the number of grams of omega-3s per ounce.
Why are deep sea fish not crushed by pressure?
Under pressure
Fish living closer to the surface of the ocean may have a swim bladder – that's a large organ with air in it, which helps them float up or sink down in the water.
Deep sea fish don't have these air sacs in their bodies
, which means they don't get crushed.
What percentage of fish are left?
An estimated
70 percent
of fish populations are fully used, overused, or in crisis as a result of overfishing and warmer waters. If the world continues at its current rate of fishing, there will be no fish left by 2050, according to a study cited in a short video produced by IRIN for the special report.
Can you eat deep sea fish?
Anglerfish likes to live in the deep sea and looks pretty horrible with its big head and sharp teeth… but don't be fooled by its disgusting appearance:
anglerfish is edible
! Actually, all parts of the anglerfish are edible except for the head and bones, so there is no waste.
What is the scariest creature in the ocean?
- Anglerfish. …
- Giant Isopod. …
- Goblin Shark. …
- Vampire Squid. …
- Snaggletooth. …
- Grenadier. …
- Black Swallower. …
- Barreleye. The Barreleye sees all.
What is the rarest thing in the sea?
- A rare species of nautilus, a marine mollusc, has been found by researchers for the first time in 31 years. …
- The elusive creature is part of the nautilus family, relatives of squid and cuttlefish.
What is the scariest deep sea creature?
- The Goblin Shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) …
- The Proboscis Worm (Parborlasia corrugatus) …
- Zombie Worms (Osedax roseus) …
- Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) …
- The Sloane's viperfish (Chauliodus sloani) …
- Giant isopods (Bathynomus giganteus) …
- Frilled Shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus)
Why do deep sea fish look so scary?
The pressure at the bottom of the ocean
is another factor in the weird appearance of the creatures there. Cartilage and low-density flesh that doesn't collapse under high pressure is the rule, rather than bony skeletons that would snap.
What happens when a deep sea fish is brought to the surface?
The gas-filled swim bladder of deep sea fish is under so much pressure in the deep sea that when brought to the surface too rapidly, and therefore relieving the enormous pressure,
it explodes
.
What is deep inside the ocean?
The deepest part of the ocean is called
the Challenger Deep
and is located beneath the western Pacific Ocean in the southern end of the Mariana Trench, which runs several hundred kilometers southwest of the U.S. territorial island of Guam. Challenger Deep is approximately 36,200 feet deep.
