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.

 
Continue...

News Id SourceStampcountry
5126Scientists found microplastics inside creatures from the deepest parts of the ocean Business Insider Deutschland2019-03-26DE
5127Yellowknife's Rainbow Coalition fish camp welcoming place to learn art of the catchCBC News2019-03-24CA
5128This cuckoo catfish tricks other fish into raising its head-chomping youngScience2019-03-22 
5129Bad news for Canadian fish: Fewer people are catching themottawa citizen2019-03-19CA
5130Studies shed light on impact of virus on farmed Atlantic salmon in B.C.THE CANADIAN PRESS2019-03-13CA
5131Scientific experts say fish virus poses low risk to Fraser River sockeyeThe Canadian Press2019-03-08CA
5132Study gives scientists unprecedented data on young Atlantic salmon in East Coast rivers The Canadian Press2019-03-15CA
5133Consistent fishing on Arrow LakesTrail Times2019-03-14CA
5134Province rolls out new fish and hunting licence systemCBC News2018-11-28CA
5135Why the Amazon River Can't Be Crossed By Bridgecntraveler2018-04-09BR
513623 Percent of Southern California Fish is Mislabeled 7SAN DIEGO2019-03-09US
5137Fishing for black crappie a Holland River shell gameYorkregion2019-03-11CA
5138A Look at the Rainbow Trout of KamloopsKamloops2019-03-01CA
5139Six new species of tentacle-faced fish discovered in AmazonThe Independent2019-03-07US
5140British mackerel has sustainable status stripped after years of overfishingindependent2019-03-06UK

202 203 204 205 of [205 - pages.]