Deepsea Lizardfish
It lives over 6,000 feet deep and glows faintly from within. Looks like someone put a crocodile on a fish and hit “nightmare mode.”

Barreleye Fish
Its head is transparent, so you can literally see its brain and eyes floating inside. This is one creature whose mind you may actually be able to read.

Vampire Squid
It may not s**k blood, but it does have cloak-like arms and glows red in the dark. Way cooler than “Twilight” vampires.

Dumbo Octopus
Named for its ear-like fins that make it look adorable… until you remember it lives 13,000 feet deep in total darkness.

Pelican Eel
The Pelican Eel has a massive, expandable mouth that looks like it could swallow a small child whole. I’m so glad these things live far, far away.

Anglerfish
The Anglerfish uses a glowing lure on its head to attract prey in the pitch-black deep. The males are tiny parasites that permanently fuse into the females.

Stargazer Fish
It buries itself in sand and waits to ambush its prey. It can also deliver an electric shock for good measure.

Frilled Shark
A relic from the age of dinosaurs, gliding through the dark with 300 curved teeth. This ancient shark can open its jaws wide enough to swallow prey half its size.

Giant Isopod
Basically a nightmare-sized pill bug that lives off whale carcasses. It can survive years without eating.

Goblin Shark
The Goblin Shark’s jaw shoots out of its face to grab prey. Scientists literally call it a “living fossil.”

Pacific Viperfish
One of the most fearsome predators in the depths. It strikes like lightning out of the darkness, and even has a glowing lure to attract prey.

Stoplight Loosejaw
The Stoplight Loosejaw can emit two different colors of bioluminescent light. Red, to sneak up on prey; or green, to hunt. It’s basically the stealth assassin of the deep.

Sarcastic Fringehead
Small but insanely aggressive. It’ll fight anything that swims too close by opening its mouth wide like its about to yell.

Snipe Eel
This creature can grow up to six feet long but weighs less than a pound. Proof that the ocean doesn’t care about any sense of proportion.

Common Fangtooth
The Common Fangtooth holds the record for deepest-living fish with real teeth. Quite an achievement, since I don’t believe you can find a dentist down there.

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