What is the nastiest fish in the ocean?

The World's Ugliest Fish
  • Blobfish. (Psychrolutes marcidus) Blobfish – what a stunner! ...
  • Frilled Shark. (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) ...
  • Angler fish. (Linophrynidae) ...
  • Red-lipped Batfish. (Ogcocephalus darwini) ...
  • Monkfish. (Lophius) ...
  • Sloane's Viperfish. (Chauliodus sloani) ...
  • Hagfish. (Myxini) ...
  • Goblin Shark. (Mitsukurina owstoni)
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What is the nastiest fish in the sea?

10 of the World's Most Dangerous Fish
  • Puffer. puffer fish Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images Plus. ...
  • Red Lionfish. red lionfish. ...
  • Candiru. candiru © Morphart Creation/COMEO—Shutterstock. ...
  • Great White Shark. great white shark. ...
  • Moray Eel. mosaic moray eel. ...
  • Tigerfish. Tigerfish. ...
  • Piranha. ...
  • Stonefish.
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What is the grossest fish in the world?

The grumpy-looking, gelatinous blobfish has won a public vote to become the official mascot of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society. This gives the fish the unofficial title of world's ugliest animal.
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What is the 2nd ugliest fish in the world?

What is the ugliest fish in the world?
  • Blobfish. This ugly fish, 30 cm long, made up of a gelatinous mass, is only found in the abyss between 600 and 1200 meters deep. ...
  • Wolf fish. ...
  • Spotted handfish. ...
  • Humpback anglerfish. ...
  • Uranoscopidae. ...
  • Sea Pig. ...
  • Smooth lumpfish. ...
  • Ocean sunfish.
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What fish is worse than a piranha?

Goliath Tigerfish

Goliath tigerfish are incredibly fearsome with their large, protruding teeth and are known as the African equivalent of a piranha. In fact, Goliath tigerfish are the only freshwater fish in Africa that are actively known to attack humans.
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Top 10 Scariest Fish



What fish is poisonous if not cooked properly?

The Japanese delicacy fugu, or blowfish, is so poisonous that the smallest mistake in its preparation could be fatal.
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What fish kills most humans?

Of the estimated 1,200 venomous fish species on Earth, the stonefish is the most lethal – with enough toxin to kill an adult human in under an hour.
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What is the scariest fish?

Top 10 Scariest Looking Fish
  • #8: Wels Catfish. ...
  • #7: Alligator Gar. ...
  • #6: Tigerfish. ...
  • #5: Gulper Eel. ...
  • #4: Lamprey [aka Lamprey Eels] ...
  • #3: Cookiecutter Shark [aka Cigar Shark] ...
  • #2: Anglerfish. ...
  • #1: Goblin Shark.
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What's the cutest fish?

Top 10 cutest fish breeds, ranked in order
  • Betta – the Siamese fighting fish.
  • Rainbow kribensis – a freshwater fish from Nigeria and Cameroon. ...
  • Fancy guppy – a colourful common addition to any aquarium. ...
  • Butterflyfish – a group of tropical marine fish. ...
  • Bluefin notho – the colourful fish from Mozambique. ...
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What is the prettiest fish?

Nine of the World's Most Gorgeous Fish
  • Mandarinfish.
  • Clown Triggerfish. ...
  • Betta Fish.
  • Lionfish. ...
  • Butterflyfish. ...
  • Angelfish. ...
  • Seahorse. Instantly recognizable, there is something so graceful and gorgeous about seahorses. ...
  • Killifish. Another excellent aquarium fish, people love to watch this one, and with good reason.
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What fish is called a poor man's lobster?

Monkfish is groundfish, meaning it swims and feeds along the bottom of the ocean. It's known to some as "the poor man's lobster" because of its firm, sweet, and delicious taste similar to lobster tails, and to some as "all mouth", because most of the fish is taken up by the head and most of the head is mouth.
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What is the ugliest thing in the ocean?

The blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus), a species that lives at great depths and is rarely seen but resembles a marine Jabba the Hut, has been voted the world's ugliest animal.
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Is there a fish with human teeth?

Meet the sheepshead fish, a common Atlantic coast swimmer with a very crunchy diet. Last week (Aug 3), anglers at Jennette's Pier in North Carolina pulled up something unexpected — and uncanny — from the Atlantic: a fish with human teeth. Yes, this fish — and its teeth — are real.
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Are there any fish you can't eat?

Are you aware that four fish have been designated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( USDA ) and Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) to be unsafe to eat due to their typically high levels of mercury? Making the “do not eat” list are King Mackerel, Shark, Swordfish and Tilefish.
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Has a catfish ever eaten a human?

No, despite what you may have heard, there aren't. This is a myth, along with age-old claims that giant anacondas or piranhas eat men. People, especially the Caboclos in Amazonia and natives of other parts of South America and in Asia, love to tell these blood-curdling stories!
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Are piranhas edible?

Who Eats them? Yes, piranhas are indeed edible. They are commonly eaten by the indigenous people living in the areas of Amazon. Some animal predators, such as river dolphins, also feast on piranhas.
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What is the rarest fish?

Red Handfish

This unusual fish is so rare that conservationists thought it was extinct, but a diver discovered a small colony of handfish off the coast of Australia. There may be fewer than 100 of these fish left alive, making the red handfish one of the rarest fish in the world.
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What kind of fish is dory?

On coral reefs, “Dory,” the small vibrant blue fish with black stripes and a yellow tail, is known by several other names: Hippo Tang, Royal Blue Tang, Regal Tang, Palette Surgeonfish and by the scientific name Paracanthurus hepatus.
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What is the weirdest fish in the world?

Either way, here are ten of the most unusual fish that have been found swimming in our oceans.
  • Pink See-Through Fantasia. ...
  • Wobbegong. ...
  • Christmas tree worm. ...
  • Red-lipped batfish. ...
  • Vampire squid. ...
  • Parrotfish. ...
  • Sea pens. ...
  • Peacock mantis shrimp.
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Are sea monsters real?

Mythic Kraken

Hundreds of years ago, European sailors told of a sea monster called the kraken that could toss ships into the air with its many long arms. Today we know sea monsters aren't real--but a living sea animal, the giant squid, has 10 arms and can grow longer than a school bus.
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Is there a dragon fish?

dragonfish, also called sea moth, any of about five species of small marine fishes comprising the family Pegasidae and the order Pegasiformes. Dragonfish are found in warm Indo-Pacific waters. They are small (to about 16 centimetres [6 1/2 inches] long), elongated fish encased in bony rings of armour.
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Which sea creature kills the most humans?

With a death rate of 50 to 100 people a year, box jellyfish is by far the deadliest sea creature. Its complex venom can kill a person in less than five minutes, making it one of “the most deadly in the world,” according to National Geographic.
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What is the most poisonous thing in the world?

Synanceia verrucosa, a species of stonefish, is lined with dorsal spines that deliver an intensely painful and lethal venom. It is sometimes called the most venomous fish in the world.
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Do sharks eat piranhas?

Sharks can eat up to 2% of their body weight in each attack. That could be upwards of 100lbs. With 25 piranhas weighing about 5lbs on average, the shark could eat just about all the remaining piranhas.
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What is the most venomous animal?

The Box Jellyfish is the most venomous animal in the world. Death can occur minutes after being stung. There are 51 species of box jellyfish, and four — Chironex fleckeri, Carukia barnesi, Malo kingi, and Chironex yamaguchii — are highly venomous!
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