In the US, on the ocean floor found an unknown science monster – Russian newspaper

Scientists from the Southeastern Nova University of Florida discovered on the ocean floor previously unknown subspecies of deep-sea fish.

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The short version of the study report appeared on the official website of the university, and the full – in the scientific journal Bioone. According to the report, the researchers found at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico unknown to science species of deep-sea fish from the family Ceratioid. They are also called monkfish.

A special feature of this family is that its representatives live at great depths. The look of these predatory fish like nature created them specially for the filming of a horror movie. Outdoor subspecies – is no exception. A fish with a large head with massive jaws full of fangs. In addition, it has a sort of fishing rod – glowing process by which a predator luring prey.

However, people are unlikely to fear this monster. First, he lives at a depth of 100 meters to a kilometer, where a person without submersibles can not reach and where no sunlight penetrates. Secondly, the length of the newly opened monkfish is only five to ten centimeters. Scientists say that the fish like a hunchbacked old shoe with spikes and form its unique.

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