Cool Facts- Just when you thought the ocean couldn’t get any weirder, or worse depending on who you ask, the Pacific blackdragon is out there. Despite being less than a meter long, these fish are masters of their deep sea home. Found up to 2,000 meters below sea level, where no light permeates, the Pacific blackdragon can absorb up to 99.95% of light so that it practically appears invisible. Even their stomachs and throats are black to eliminate light produced from the bioluminescent fish they eat. Females have a long chin whisker that they flick to lure in prey. Males are tiny, lack a digestive system, and only live long enough to mate with a female.
Rating- 12/10 (Still have well-developed eyes despite living in the deep.)
Photograph of the Eclipse Comet of 1948 taken on November 13, 1948, taken by V.P. Victor at Harvard Observatory’s southern station in Boyden, South Africa. Courtesy of Harvard University.