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Description: The most amazing & weird sea creatures you've never seen before! SUBSCRIBE for the latest videos: goo.gl/7xzjzR #12. Northern Stargazer The Northern Stargazer is so named because it has eyes placed on the top of its head rather than the sides like most other fish. However, in spite of this upwards placement, they aren’t really stargazers. As a matter of fact, they typically live at depths of up to 120 feet beneath sea level. #11. Australian Ghost Shark Despite its name, the Ghost Sharks isn’t actually a shark but a distant cousin of rays and sharks. Having lived for over 400 million years without undergoing many changes, it is referred to as a living fossil. #10. Barreleye Fish Also known as spook fish, barreleye fish are deep-sea fishes found in tropical-to-temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. They get their name because of their barrel-shaped, tubular eyes, which are generally directed upwards to detect the silhouettes of available prey. However, unlike say the Northern Stargazer, they can also direct their gaze forwards as well to detect predators or unlikely prey. #9. Pink See-Through Fantasia This is a species of deep-sea sea cucumber. It was only discovered in 2007. It can typically be found in remote areas of the western Pacific Ocean. They feed mostly on sea-floor sediments and they do so by pushing food into their mouths with their tentacles. However, they are very quick eaters and spend at most 64 seconds taking in food. #8. Frilled Shark It’s very easy to mistake the Southern African Frilled Shark as an eel or even a sea snake. After all, they have a flat and elongated appearance. They can grow up to 6 feet long and have their dorsal, pelvic, and anal fins located towards the tail. #7. Humphead Wrasse Also known as the Napoleon Fish, the Humphead Wrasse has a very large bumb on its forehead giving it its name. It also has very prominent lips. But those aside, this fish has blue-colored scales and large eyes which give it an even more distinctive appearance. #6. Yeti Crab Although sometimes called the hairy lobster, this crab is more closely related to crabs than to lobsters. It was discovered in 2005 in the South Pacific Ocean. It can grow up to 6 inches long. One of its distinctive features is the presence of silky blond setae covering its claws and back. It is for this reason that it is named the “yeti crab.” #5. The Sea Angel Despite the ethereal appearance of this creature, in fact, belongs to a species of slug. Their feet have developed into large wing-like flapping appendages that help them move in the water. Though they are born with shells, they discard these structures a few days after hatching. They are gelatinous, mostly transparent, and very small, only growing to about 2 inches long. #4. Blobfish The blobfish was voted the world’s ugliest animal in 2013. It can be found in the waters of Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. This creature is composed primarily of gelatinous flesh. It has no muscle, and for this reason, its flesh grows in amorphous folds about its mass. #3. Blue Sea Dragon Although the blue sea dragon is, in fact, a species of slug, it has an appearance that lives up to its common name. They grow up to an average 1.2 inches in length and can live for up to a year under the right conditions. This creature has a flat, tapering body and six appendages that branch out into rayed, finger-like cerata. #2. Hairy frogfish The hairy frogfish has a rounded, extensible body. Its soft skin is covered with irregularly-arranged dermal spinules resembling hairs. It can grow up to 8.7 inches long. When it comes to color though, there’s a wide range of variability between individual members of a species. After all, each member adopts a color that allows it to blend into its environment. To change color, it usually takes a few weeks. This frogfish has a large mouth that is forwardly extensible. And so, it has the ability to swallow prey that is as large as it is. They sometimes crawl or walk against the seafloor like frogs in search of prey. They are voracious carnivores. #1. Sarcastic fringehead This hardy saltwater fish can grow up to 12 inches long. It has a very large mouth and is very aggressive. They can typically be found in the Pacific Ocean, off the West Coast of the USA. They thrive at a depth between 10 to 250 feet beneath sea level. When two fringeheads have a territorial battle, they wrestle by pressing their distended mouths against each other, as if they were kissing. This allows them to determine which is the larger fish, which establishes dominance. To move about, they employ short, fast, dart-like maneuvers. This is partly because they have no scales but have great pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins. Which seas creature did you find most interesting?