Get ready never to want to swim in anything besides pools until the end of time. Here, we’ve gathered some of the creepier dwellers of the underwater worlds of our planet’s oceans, seas, and other life-sustaining bodies of water. Prepare yourself for the Freakiest Fish on Earth! Subscribe to Talltanic
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6. Frogfish
Frogfishes are a family of anglerfish, called Antennariidae, and they live in basically all of the Earth’s subtropical and tropical oceans and seas. They’re reasonably little fish that measure between 0.98 and 14.96 inches in length and look stocky because of their, um, fullness and high, arching backs. Their chubby little bodies are most often rough and bumpy, and the striated frogfish has the added advantage of looking kind of like a plant because of its long dermal spinules. Frogfish come in all kinds of colors, like green, yellow, black, white, red, or even spotted. They camouflage quite well, as some are born looking like things like sea sponges, stones, coral, and other features of an ocean environment. The frogfish is an odd little animal, and it definitely earned its spot on this list!
5. Stonefishes
Stonefishes are found in the Indo-Pacific’s coastal regions, and they come from the family Synanceiidae. They are some of the more poisonous fish we know about, and their venom can even be lethal to humans! Their stings hurt, too, and those who get stung must get the antivenom or risk death. Out of all of the wild creatures that call the beautiful land of Australia home, the antivenom for stonefish stings is the second-most administered antivenom in the country. They don’t typically sting on purpose; humans just don’t usually see them as they look like rocks! It’s called the stonefish because of its mottled camouflage that makes it look just like a stone on the bottom of the oceans and seas, where it likes to call home. So they get stepped on, and envenomation happens mostly on accident. Ouch.
4. Worm Goby
These fish are extremely rare, as they’re mud-dwellers and are not often seen by human eyes. The worm (or eel) goby is a subfamily within Gobiidae, a giant family of fish with more than 2,000 different species in it. This particular goby is known to grow up to around twenty inches in length and have teeth like razors, and some have no eyes whatsoever. With them being so rare, we don’t know much about them, but we figured you should see this bizarre, blind fish for yourself.
3. Atlantic Wolffish
Oh boy, this critter is also known as ocean catfish, Atlantic catfish, wolf eel, sea wolf, devil fish, sea cat, and woof. The Atlantic wolffish typically lives between 66 and 1,640 feet beneath the ocean’s surface and can be found in both the east and west Atlantic, typically in the north. They produce a natural antifreeze that allows them to dwell at low temperatures when needed and they’re generally found in waters between 30 and 52 degrees Fahrenheit. These fish have crazy faces and crazy teeth—a few molars, some fangs, and some serrated teeth that can also be found in the animal’s throat. It’s a bit more than strange-looking and could definitely use a dentist. But wait, there’s more!
2. Goblin Shark
These rare, deep-sea sharks look like catching one giant shark right in the middle of eating another. Its snout is very elongated and flattened, and its jaws are protrusible, allowing the shark to reach them out almost to the end of its snout. The goblin shark has some small, flat rear teeth for crushing things, but what you really see when you look at the shark is all of its other, nail-like teeth. They like to live lower than 350 feet below the ocean’s surface around seamounts, submarine canyons, and the upper parts of continental slopes. The goblin shark serves as the only remaining representative of the family Mitsukurinidae and is often called a living fossil because its lineage stretches back some 125 million years. They’re odd, they’re ugly, and they’re old. This list is the perfect place for them!
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