In all the waters of the globe, whether it be the ocean, the sea, the lake or the river, many many living creatures live. On the existence of some, many people have not even heard. For centuries, the study of aquatic fauna was impossible due to the lack of equipment and equipment. The most famous researcher of the ocean, undoubtedly, is Jacques Yves Cousteau. Only after the invention of the aqualung it became possible to closely and more closely study the sea and ocean floor. On the basis of his invention, many other devices for immersion in the sea depths have been developed. Here is collected the most amazing fish of the world , some species are open by Cousteau.
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Scorpena Ambon
Scorpena Ambon. This fish lives on the seabed. The main part of his life is spent digging into the sand, so she disguises herself and hunts. This amazing fish is easy to recognize by its bright violet color, sometimes turning into pale purple. She is able to change color which is a necessary quality for camouflage. And disguised animals not only to hunt, but also to protect themselves from other predators. It was first discovered in 1856.Isolate its growths over the eyes in the form of eyebrows. Once seeing nothing, you will not mistake this extravagant look.
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Fish - frog
Psychedelic fish - frog. The view is opened quite recently, in 2009.I can not believe that in the 21st century there were still unknown species of animals. From one name it becomes clear that this is an unusual fish. It is painted in bright orange color with white strips. It is the direction of the strips that justifies the first part of this name. A "frog" because the fins and the tail of the fish are more like the legs of some animal than the fin. The blue eyes of the fish are pointed in front, this gives the impression that it is a mammalian animal. Thanks to the fins, it can crawl on the bottom, as well as push off and move with jumps.
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Rug
Rag. The name of this amazing fish is due to its camouflage uniforms. All over the body and head are located processes, reminiscent of algae leaves. Some may confuse them with fins, although they have some similarities, but they serve only for camouflage. So she hunts for small shrimp and hides from other predators. This species of fish inhabits the coast of Australia in the waters of the Indian Ocean. The fish diet also includes plankton and algae, among which it actually lives. She has no teeth, so she swallows the prey whole.
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Fish - the moon
Fish - the moon. This kind of unusual fish was discovered in 1758.They called it fish because of the shape of the body. It resembles a disc, the fish is flattened from the sides. The tail is almost imperceptible, all the fins are fused together. Fish - the moon is very unadapted to physical loads, adults can not overcome the strong current. Fish can grow to gigantic proportions and weigh more than one and a half tons. Therefore, in addition to plankton, the "moon" diet includes jellyfish, eel larvae and squid. Depending on the place of habitation, it can also eat salps( underwater "flashlights"), eel larvae and ctenophores.
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Shirokonosaya chimera
Shirokonosaya chimera. Despite the fact that the fish was discovered more than a century ago, it has been little studied. Maybe because of its disgustingly jelly-like appearance. The habitat of the chimera is the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. She lies motionless at a depth of about 1.5 kilometers, buried in the sand. The ration of a peculiar fish is composed of mollusks, as well as all that swims by. She leads a very sedentary lifestyle.
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Placard
the Planner. Another, poorly studied species of fish is Shark Plavlencets. This species of shark, discovered in 1884, is more like a sea eel or snake. This is a very rare species and their number is about one hundred individuals. The serpentine body of the shark is covered with strips, this is hidden by the skin of the gills. They have sharks in the shark as much as 12 pieces, six on each side. The first pair is connected to each other and forms a single cavity. Like the other individuals, the Placente's jaw is studded with teeth, but not small in several rows.12 pairs of teeth, each of which represents something like a Christmas tree branch, with a lot of sharp formations.
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Latimerie Indonesian
Latimerie Indonesian. Considered until 1999 extinct, this amazing fish is the most ancient species on the globe. There are two types of coelacanth on the earth. The period of their divergence is approximately 40 million years. To date, only a dozen have been found. Until 2006, only four animals were known, two were caught by fishermen and two more fish were observed from the bathyscaphe. In 2007, the fifth specimen was found. The fisherman who found it fenced off the net in the shallow waters of the sea. The individual lived about 15 hours, although it was believed that in the upper layers of the sea, she lives no more than two hours.
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Hairy chest
Hairy fish. On the seabed, especially at great depths, there are very strange and terrible animals for the layman. One of them is a hairy fish, which belongs to the family of anglers. At a depth of more than a kilometer, where the sunlight does not pass, the anglers attract a potential victim with a luminous growth on their foreheads. Since there is not a lot of live animals in the depths, the fish rushes and there is everything that comes in the way, even predators more than she herself. For this, she has jaws and sharp teeth. Harsh living conditions dictate their rules, this applies even to breeding, the male of this unique fish betrays its secretions to the female through the blood.
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Fish - drop
Fish are a drop. Discovered in 1926, this fantastic inhabitant of the sea depths is called the ugliest animal in the world. In the water, nothing, but on land jelly - a prominent creature quite unpleasant. Weight of fish can reach 10 kilograms, length about 50 centimeters. Usually it feeds on plankton, small shrimps or shrimps. She just lies at the bottom of the gap, and waits for the victim to swim in. Although scientists know very little about the multiplication of the "drop", it was revealed that she is a very caring parent. This type of fish protects its fry until they grow up and start to find food on their own.
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Small-Macropinum
Small-Macrope. This individual is unusual in that in the region of the head it has a dome-shaped transparent formation somewhat resembling a spacesuit. Although it was discovered in 1939, little is known about it until today. One of the reasons, the habitat of this amazing fish, the great sea depths in general have been little studied. Until 2009 it was a mystery why the eyes of the fish are directed strictly upwards. Previously found fish caught in fishing nets, when lifting to the surface of a transparent shell on the head of fish destroyed or deformed due to what, researchers came to wrong conclusions. But the observation of the species in its natural environment made this question clear. The transparent shell is filled with a special liquid, which protects the visual organs.