Fish are beautiful oceanic creatures with attractive colors and amusing nature. But, this does not apply to all sea creatures. There are some fish which have alien-like faces and ugly teeth, scaring through their weird appearance. Dive deeply to explore the top 10 fish with ugly teeth in this world.
Payara
Payara fish is scientifically known as Hydrolycus scomberoides. Payara is a very terrifying sea creature which has long, sharp teeth on both upper and lower jaws.
The Payara fish is also known as dogtooth tetra. As it belongs to the tetra family of fish species.
They have long fangs on the lower jaws right in the middle. These fangs are big enough that they need big holes to close their mouths.
Goliath Tigerfish
The Goliath Tigerfish is scientifically known as Hydrocynus goliath. They are very terrifying fish and attack smaller animals such as mammals, reptiles and birds.
The Goliath Tigerfish can grow up to 6 feet in size and can weigh up to 180 pounds. They have long, sharp and ugly teeth to use for eating other fish and tear it into pieces.
Atlantic Wolffish
The Atlantic Wolffish is scientifically known as Anarhichas lupus. They are found in the depth of water where they most live in sandy rocks and caves.
The Atlantic Wolffish belongs to carnivorous sea animals. They have sharp, powerful teeth used to tear its prey into pieces. Their food is mostly hard shelled sea animals such as crabs and sea urchins.
Despite ugly look having deadliest teeth, the Atlantic Wolffish are served as food in restaurants.
Sea Lamprey
Sea Lamprey is scientifically known as Petromyzon marinus. They have teeths in the form of discs spread all over their mouth. They don’t have any jaws in their mouth.
This deadliest fish has been found in the lakes preying on other fish aggressively. The Sea Lamprey is so deadliest that scientists have to control the massive killing situation.
So they discovered a poison named ‘lampricide’ to kill Sea Lamprey’s larvae to stop it from growing into a giant killer.
Triggerfish
The Triggerfish is scientifically known as Balistidae. The Triggerfish is known from its large dorsal fin which this fish uses to lock the prey in a hole.
The Triggerfish has eyes right on the upper part of their heads. Their eyes can take the 360 degree view of its surroundings which makes it easy to locate its prey and save themselves from predators.
The Triggerfish are considered ferocious predators and they can eat anything which fits into their mouths. They can eat insects, small fish, crustaceans and mollusks.
Map Pufferfish
The Map Pufferfish is scientifically known as Arothron mappa. Unlike other Pufferfish, the Map Puffer Fish has no scales on their body. They only have a thin skin layer on their body and spinary back.
The Map Pufferfish has a small body which can grow up to 4 inches in size. They have rounded bodies with fins around them.
They use their sharp,ugly teeth to tear their hard shelled prey like crabs, brine shrimps and small worms.
Northern Stargazer
Northern Stargazer is scientifically known as Astroscopus guttatus. They have alien-like faces with ugly teeth and are mostly found on the northside of UNited States.
They use very cunning ways to capture their prey. They bury themselves down in substrate in the depths of water with eyes outside. This technique allows them to be hidden and catch the prey and eat it.
The Northern Stargazer also has an electric organ in their head which these fish use to attack their prey with an electric shock.
Conclusion
In conclusion, now you know the top fish with ugly teeth. Each of these fish have their own specific look distinguishing them through their teeth. All these fish use their sharp, ugly teeth to prey on their food in the sea.
