The ancient deep-sea creature that can can choke a shark by spewing slime 
By Melissa Hobson US Source: livescience 6/7/2024
Melissa Hobson
Credit: Mark Conlin / Alamy Stock Photo
This eel-like fish lives on the seabed over 300 feet below the surface where it feasts on dead animals and protects itself from attack using a suffocating slime.
 

Name: Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii)

Where it lives: Cold water seabeds around the world, usually below 300 feet (90 meters) deep

What it eats: Small invertebrates and dead animals that fall to the seafloor

Why it's awesome:

At first glance, these primitive fish are striking thanks to their unusual appearance.

 
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