Sea Monsters That Actually Exist On Earth
Blobfish The blobfish may look like Uncle Fester, but is actually prone to the seas near the Australian ocean. Planning a vacation to the land down under? Make sure you don't step on one of these squishy fishies. Like its name would suggest, the blobfish is truly a lazy bum of a fish that doesn't even go out of its way to eat, only eating whatever happens to float by. In 2013, it was named the "World's Ugliest Animal."
Mola Mola Speaking of terrifying animals, meet the Mola Mola, also known as the Ocean Sunfish. Despite such a cheery and sunny name, this ugly fish is actually the heaviest known bony fish, weighing in at an average of 2,200 pounds.
Barreleye Fish While the Ocean Sunfish is clearly misnamed, the barreleye fish, also known as the spook fish, gets its name from its barrel-shaped eyes, used to detect prey. Despite its name, the barreleye does not have 'tunnel vision,' but can rotate its eyes within its creepily transparent head.
Fangtooth Fish Like the barreleye, the Fangtooth fish is named for its most noticeable attribute, an impressive rack of intimidating looking teeth. In fact, it has the largest teeth of any fish in relation to its bodysize and due to its pure ugliness, it has become known as the "ogrefish."
Viperfish While the Fangtooth fish may have the largest fish teeth out there, the scariest fish teeth may be the needly, out-of-mouth fish teeth of the viperfish. This saltwater menace is one of the fiercest predators of the waters, attracting prety through its light-producing organ before attacking it.
Anglerfish Like the viperfish, the anglerfish is characterized by both its ability to attract prey with its light-producing organ as well as some flat out nasty teeth. The anglerfish also has one of the most bizarre reproductive methods in the entire animal kingdom, as the males mature, lose their digestive system and latch on to females to avoid death by starvation. HALP.
Northern Stargazer Why is it looking at me like that?! While the Northern Stargazer's name make it sounds like some sweet, cuddly hipster fish, it's actually the polar opposite. This hideous fish buries itself in the ocean food, using jolts of electricity to jolt prey before opening its giant mouth to devour small fish and crustaceans whole.
Sarcastic Fringehead Like the Northern Stargazer, the Sarcastic Fringehead is a ferocious fish with a funny name. These fish look normal when unthreatened, but as soon as they feel threatened, these fish open their ginormous mouths. If two come into contact for a turf war, they open their gaping jaws and literally mouth wrestle...and not in a romantic way.
Giant Isopod The Isopod is basically a giant bug of the ocean, and the source of my nightmares this evening. They can grow up to 16 inches, growing that large due to a weird water phenomenon known as "deep sea giganticism."
Red-Lipped Batfish While the isopod may resemble a big bug, the batfish is named such due to its resemblance to a bat. Additionally, it walks along the ocean floor, rather than swimming, making its even more of a sea freak. It also appears to be wearing way too much lipstick, perhaps to overcompensate for the rest of its ugly mug.