Startling the monstrous creatures with faces from ... hell

Anyone who sees the face of this hideous creature must be startled. It is an axle fish (Hatchetfish) , with the scientific name Argyropelecus gigas living at a depth of 1542m in the Mariana gulf in the Pacific Northwest.

At this depth, extremely harsh natural conditions: extremely low temperatures, no light, particularly immense pressure. So most of the creatures living here are bizarre and scary. One of them is this creature.

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The fish has a face that comes from hell

Axes have very modest sizes, maximum length is only about 15cm. This name comes from their appearance like an ax floating in the ocean.

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They are shaped like an ax .

Currently, scientists have discovered more than 40 species of axes in the ocean. They all have an extremely thin body. Some axes have shiny scales because they contain metal elements inside, but most contain " bio-luminescent " bodies - that is, they can light themselves .

This organ has a structure along the entire body, helping them to emit light based on chemical reactions like fireflies.

In particular, they can adjust the amount of light according to their environment, allowing them to hide their enemies, and can easily hunt.

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Depending on the environment, they can adjust the light, turning into a dim shadow.In short, it looks very similar .

In addition to the Mariana Basin, axes are also found in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

Currently, ax fish is still a mysterious species to the scientific world. They still do not know their habit of living, the reproductive cycle, the development process . because they live at such a terrible depth that no one can access it.

You can satisfy the curiosity about this mysterious fish through the video below, one of the rare videos about them.