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This strange cartilaginous fish uses its long snout to scan over the sea floor for the electrical impulses of its prey that bury in the muddy sea floor, just like a metal detector. Like other chimaeras (such as ghost and elephant sharks), these animals lay horny egg cases in which their young are left to develop, potentially for up to one year.
| looks like a Pterodactyl fish.
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The Colossal Squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, from Greek mesos (middle), onychos (claw), and teuthis (squid)), sometimes called the Antarctic or Giant Cranch Squid, is believed to be the largest squid species. It is the only known member of the genus Mesonychoteuthis. Though it is known from only a few specimens, current estimates put its maximum size at 12–14 metres (39–46 feet) long, based on analysis of smaller and immature specimens, making it the largest known invertebrate.
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Unlike the giant squid, whose arms and tentacles only have suckers lined with small teeth, the Colossal Squid's arms and tentacles are also equipped with sharp hooks: some swiveling, others three-pointed.[1] Its body is wider and stouter, and therefore heavier, than that of the giant squid. Colossal Squids are believed to have a longer mantle than giant squids, although their tentacles are shorter.
The squid exhibits deep-sea gigantism. The beak of Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni is the largest known of any squid, exceeding that of Architeuthis (giant squid) in size and robustness. The Colossal Squid is also believed to have the largest eyes in the animal kingdom.From Wikipedia
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Originally Posted by Thunderbird 
looks like a Pterodactyl fish.
I cannot get enough of this fellow. Oarfish | Oar fish are very cool but that other fish gives the glob fish a run for it's money for simply being too pitiful to live. fugly
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Whoa I didn't see the squid, is that real? I haven't heard of a live giant squid being caught! Or colossal squid either for that matter!
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Originally Posted by Thunderbird | That damn glob fish disturbs me in a very primal way, not sure why......
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Originally Posted by Thunderbird | Except for the fact it's not any bigger than your fist (maybe not even that big) I think the glob fish looks like someone I know
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 The Tarsier.
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Originally Posted by Thunderbird | My son said, "What the heck! It's got shoes and a big head."  
He decided to call it the Walking Fish.
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Oarfish..again. 
