better cancel that beachside
all-inclusive vacation we pretty much
guarantee you’ll never step foot in the
ocean again after this welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 scariest
looking fish so you see a big 6 7 8 foot
gar hit the surface with these monstrous
teeth the first thing that comes to your
mind is I’m not getting in the water for
this list the fish in question don’t
necessarily need to be dangerous
aggressive or deadly they just need to
be terrifying and monstrous to behold
schools of juveniles have even been
known to attack larger land animals
venturing into the shallows number 10
Haku piranhas are scary enough without
needing any help but what if we told you
there was a giant piranha related fish
with wait for it human-like teeth
piranhas have a small triangular
razor-sharp teeth whereas PACU have
teeth that resemble human molars because
they’re mostly a riverís and our molars
are what we use to mostly grind up plant
matter large carnivorous fish have an
inherent knack for intimidation adding
something so human to the faces of these
otherwise alien looking creatures is
sure to send shivers down the spine of
even the most seasoned fishermen combine
these big square teeth with the fact
that they can grow to over 3 feet long
and 55 pounds in weight and that is one
intimidating River monster although not
as aggressive as their piranha cousins
they’ll eat almost anything this would
be a very jagged messy town I think
you’d certainly know about this one this
beer
number nine dragon fish remember that
horrifying moment in alien when a
chestburster pops out of John Hurt’s
stomach like some deep space
jack-in-the-box releasing a super soaker
spray of blood more blood curdling than
that is the knowledge that an identical
looking creature actually lives on this
planet while many varieties exist the
deep-sea dragon fish is by far the
creepiest with a bioluminescent barbell
hanging from its sharp fanged jaw which
uses to lure unsuspecting victims it may
only grow to about six inches long
though sometimes more but this little
fish is a fierce predator number eight
wels catfish it is that’s the fish
anyone who says size doesn’t matter
clearly never encountered this
freshwater behemoth your average catfish
a little ugly but nothing to be afraid
of the wels catfish on the other hand
can grow to 13 feet in length and weigh
a whopping
880 pounds this is a really rare side
that fish is seven foot long it’s about
140 pounds at least it’s found all over
Europe and eats fish and any other small
amphibian or mammal with the misfortune
of crossing its path there are even
stories of wels catfish eating humans
this fish is so large that Loch Ness
monster hunter Steve Felton believes it
to be the true species of the elusive
Scottish lake monster I’m saying that
looking at all of the evidence the best
contender for an explanation
currently is a thing called a wels
catfish number 7 alligator gar but was
an alligator gar really the culprit or
with its threatening prehistoric
appearance was it just an obvious
scapegoat well it has the jaws of an
alligator this thing looks more like a
dinosaur and that’s not far from the
truth the alligator gar is often
referred to as a living fossil as it
retains many characteristics of its
ancestors fossils of these fish can be
found dating back as far as the early
cretaceous period over 100 million years
ago at up to 10 feet long and over 300
pounds it’s a true prehistoric predator
so any other fish you’re used to
fighting you know you whoop it now you
got it tired these fish don’t get tired
they just take a rest swimming with the
fishes already suggests a gruesome fate
but how about swimming with the
dinosaurs it’s very tempting just to
keep it out added Marit number 6 tiger
fish these
our tigerfish Africa’s answered to the
palapa why do we like to name fish after
other animals found on land can’t fish
be scary in their own right the tiger
fish has such a distinct viciousness to
its appearance that it needs no help in
making a name for itself that will just
take lumps out of other fish it will
take lots out of crocodiles even and
there are stories well-documented about
taking lumps out of people it’s lean
muscular and has disproportionately
large teeth found all across Africa the
largest and most deadly of the species
the Goliath tigerfish calls the Congo
River home CSM dissing teeth while other
carnivorous fish are known to eat
unsuspecting birds resting on the water
the tiger fish is known to leap out of
the water and trap them mid-flight
number 5 gulper eel we can all agree
that pelicans are funny-looking up
inside my mouth if you want to live the
saggy stretchy throat makes them look
like a bullfrog now then there are the
awkward stubby legs the ungraceful take
offs the deep-sea type of gulper eel
also called the Pelican eel shares the
expanding lower jaw with the Pelican but
the comparison ends there but this
surely must be the strangest of all the
deep sea fish yet discovered rarely seen
by humans this creature is truly
otherworldly the expanding jaw and
matching stomach lets them eat fish and
crustaceans as large as themselves which
is very useful in a world where you
never know when the next meal is coming
along small beady eyes evolved to spot
the faintest movements in the dark ocean
depths while a bioluminescent tail sways
to entice its unsuspecting victims sheer
terror number 4 lamprey also known as
lamprey eels there’s something about
anything snake-like it just produces
that sort of
instinctive squirmy reaction by now we
shouldn’t be surprised by the overlap of
classic sci-fi films and the creatures
on this list it seems that our oceans
are scarier than the furthest reaches of
space and the imaginations of monster
makers in Hollywood Sarlacc and space
slug from star wars and sand worm from
dune meet your cousin the lamprey long
cylindrical fish of varying sizes they
have round funnel shaped mouths filled
with row upon row of sharp teeth these
unique mouths are used to latch on to
moving targets eating away at the flesh
until they reach the blood and bodily
fluids they crave ah ah come on that is
hard to get off that is hard that is
hard to get off
number 3 cookie cutter shark also known
as the cigar shark Isis this resilient
toxic exactly more commonly known as
cookie cutter shark remember how you
used to draw shark teeth as a kid just a
giant strip of white with a jagged edge
well in a nightmarish turn of events
your crude drawing has come to life and
swims warm oceanic waters around the
world the cookie cutter shark ranges
from 17 to 22 inches in length and has a
long cigar-shaped body it has sucked
Oreo lips that allow it to suck on flesh
from this position it slowly spins
biting down with its saw like teeth to
remove a large oval of flesh often 2
inches in diameter and two and a half
inches deep
I guess that’s why they call cookie
cutters number two anglerfish oh my gosh
it an anglerfish obvious Pescatore Asst
that was my favorite fish’s avoid toasty
this creature of the deep is pretty much
one big mouth with fins like many fish
that live near the ocean floor it uses
bioluminescence to attract its food
unlike many other fish whose lure hangs
beneath its lower jaw the angler fish
has a fleshy protrusion growing out of
its forehead called an Eska it uses it
like a fishing rod directing other fish
directly into its mouth full of sharp
teeth in the darkness of deep water they
flash the light to attract prey and draw
them near the anglers mouth these teeth
are angled inwards so prey can swim in
but Escape is rendered impossible this
massive mouth also allows it to swallow
victims twice its size this far down
meals are few and far between so to make
the most of every opportunity this
angler fish has evolved a distending jaw
an expandable stomach before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions
just like my favorite Bond villain I
filled a small swimming pool with over a
hundred red-bellied piranhas and they
haven’t eaten for days
you
number one goblin shark Oh horrifying
monster clown of the deep we salute you
as the scariest looking fish and you
were up against some serious competition
ready for some night terrors this is how
these things bite
haha this rare deep-sea shark has pink
fleshy skin and looks like some sort of
deformed human shark hybrid the
elongated snout
looks like a long misshapen human nose
that paired with a mouthful of thin
sharp nail like teeth makes for a
haunting sight more terrifying however
are its jaws which extend forward and
expand when it attacks it happens
suddenly when the shock turned to avoid
the camera and ran into the divers arm
while not considered a threat to humans
they have been known to bite and if
looks truly can kill then the goblin
shark must be deadly do you agree with
our list
what horrifying fish hunt you and your
dreams for more terrifying top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
it seems oh I love this stuff maybe you
should have been a deep-sea Explorer Oh
No Kaleigh that was a boyhood fantasy
I’m an adult now
all-inclusive vacation we pretty much
guarantee you’ll never step foot in the
ocean again after this welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 scariest
looking fish so you see a big 6 7 8 foot
gar hit the surface with these monstrous
teeth the first thing that comes to your
mind is I’m not getting in the water for
this list the fish in question don’t
necessarily need to be dangerous
aggressive or deadly they just need to
be terrifying and monstrous to behold
schools of juveniles have even been
known to attack larger land animals
venturing into the shallows number 10
Haku piranhas are scary enough without
needing any help but what if we told you
there was a giant piranha related fish
with wait for it human-like teeth
piranhas have a small triangular
razor-sharp teeth whereas PACU have
teeth that resemble human molars because
they’re mostly a riverís and our molars
are what we use to mostly grind up plant
matter large carnivorous fish have an
inherent knack for intimidation adding
something so human to the faces of these
otherwise alien looking creatures is
sure to send shivers down the spine of
even the most seasoned fishermen combine
these big square teeth with the fact
that they can grow to over 3 feet long
and 55 pounds in weight and that is one
intimidating River monster although not
as aggressive as their piranha cousins
they’ll eat almost anything this would
be a very jagged messy town I think
you’d certainly know about this one this
beer
number nine dragon fish remember that
horrifying moment in alien when a
chestburster pops out of John Hurt’s
stomach like some deep space
jack-in-the-box releasing a super soaker
spray of blood more blood curdling than
that is the knowledge that an identical
looking creature actually lives on this
planet while many varieties exist the
deep-sea dragon fish is by far the
creepiest with a bioluminescent barbell
hanging from its sharp fanged jaw which
uses to lure unsuspecting victims it may
only grow to about six inches long
though sometimes more but this little
fish is a fierce predator number eight
wels catfish it is that’s the fish
anyone who says size doesn’t matter
clearly never encountered this
freshwater behemoth your average catfish
a little ugly but nothing to be afraid
of the wels catfish on the other hand
can grow to 13 feet in length and weigh
a whopping
880 pounds this is a really rare side
that fish is seven foot long it’s about
140 pounds at least it’s found all over
Europe and eats fish and any other small
amphibian or mammal with the misfortune
of crossing its path there are even
stories of wels catfish eating humans
this fish is so large that Loch Ness
monster hunter Steve Felton believes it
to be the true species of the elusive
Scottish lake monster I’m saying that
looking at all of the evidence the best
contender for an explanation
currently is a thing called a wels
catfish number 7 alligator gar but was
an alligator gar really the culprit or
with its threatening prehistoric
appearance was it just an obvious
scapegoat well it has the jaws of an
alligator this thing looks more like a
dinosaur and that’s not far from the
truth the alligator gar is often
referred to as a living fossil as it
retains many characteristics of its
ancestors fossils of these fish can be
found dating back as far as the early
cretaceous period over 100 million years
ago at up to 10 feet long and over 300
pounds it’s a true prehistoric predator
so any other fish you’re used to
fighting you know you whoop it now you
got it tired these fish don’t get tired
they just take a rest swimming with the
fishes already suggests a gruesome fate
but how about swimming with the
dinosaurs it’s very tempting just to
keep it out added Marit number 6 tiger
fish these
our tigerfish Africa’s answered to the
palapa why do we like to name fish after
other animals found on land can’t fish
be scary in their own right the tiger
fish has such a distinct viciousness to
its appearance that it needs no help in
making a name for itself that will just
take lumps out of other fish it will
take lots out of crocodiles even and
there are stories well-documented about
taking lumps out of people it’s lean
muscular and has disproportionately
large teeth found all across Africa the
largest and most deadly of the species
the Goliath tigerfish calls the Congo
River home CSM dissing teeth while other
carnivorous fish are known to eat
unsuspecting birds resting on the water
the tiger fish is known to leap out of
the water and trap them mid-flight
number 5 gulper eel we can all agree
that pelicans are funny-looking up
inside my mouth if you want to live the
saggy stretchy throat makes them look
like a bullfrog now then there are the
awkward stubby legs the ungraceful take
offs the deep-sea type of gulper eel
also called the Pelican eel shares the
expanding lower jaw with the Pelican but
the comparison ends there but this
surely must be the strangest of all the
deep sea fish yet discovered rarely seen
by humans this creature is truly
otherworldly the expanding jaw and
matching stomach lets them eat fish and
crustaceans as large as themselves which
is very useful in a world where you
never know when the next meal is coming
along small beady eyes evolved to spot
the faintest movements in the dark ocean
depths while a bioluminescent tail sways
to entice its unsuspecting victims sheer
terror number 4 lamprey also known as
lamprey eels there’s something about
anything snake-like it just produces
that sort of
instinctive squirmy reaction by now we
shouldn’t be surprised by the overlap of
classic sci-fi films and the creatures
on this list it seems that our oceans
are scarier than the furthest reaches of
space and the imaginations of monster
makers in Hollywood Sarlacc and space
slug from star wars and sand worm from
dune meet your cousin the lamprey long
cylindrical fish of varying sizes they
have round funnel shaped mouths filled
with row upon row of sharp teeth these
unique mouths are used to latch on to
moving targets eating away at the flesh
until they reach the blood and bodily
fluids they crave ah ah come on that is
hard to get off that is hard that is
hard to get off
number 3 cookie cutter shark also known
as the cigar shark Isis this resilient
toxic exactly more commonly known as
cookie cutter shark remember how you
used to draw shark teeth as a kid just a
giant strip of white with a jagged edge
well in a nightmarish turn of events
your crude drawing has come to life and
swims warm oceanic waters around the
world the cookie cutter shark ranges
from 17 to 22 inches in length and has a
long cigar-shaped body it has sucked
Oreo lips that allow it to suck on flesh
from this position it slowly spins
biting down with its saw like teeth to
remove a large oval of flesh often 2
inches in diameter and two and a half
inches deep
I guess that’s why they call cookie
cutters number two anglerfish oh my gosh
it an anglerfish obvious Pescatore Asst
that was my favorite fish’s avoid toasty
this creature of the deep is pretty much
one big mouth with fins like many fish
that live near the ocean floor it uses
bioluminescence to attract its food
unlike many other fish whose lure hangs
beneath its lower jaw the angler fish
has a fleshy protrusion growing out of
its forehead called an Eska it uses it
like a fishing rod directing other fish
directly into its mouth full of sharp
teeth in the darkness of deep water they
flash the light to attract prey and draw
them near the anglers mouth these teeth
are angled inwards so prey can swim in
but Escape is rendered impossible this
massive mouth also allows it to swallow
victims twice its size this far down
meals are few and far between so to make
the most of every opportunity this
angler fish has evolved a distending jaw
an expandable stomach before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions
just like my favorite Bond villain I
filled a small swimming pool with over a
hundred red-bellied piranhas and they
haven’t eaten for days
you
number one goblin shark Oh horrifying
monster clown of the deep we salute you
as the scariest looking fish and you
were up against some serious competition
ready for some night terrors this is how
these things bite
haha this rare deep-sea shark has pink
fleshy skin and looks like some sort of
deformed human shark hybrid the
elongated snout
looks like a long misshapen human nose
that paired with a mouthful of thin
sharp nail like teeth makes for a
haunting sight more terrifying however
are its jaws which extend forward and
expand when it attacks it happens
suddenly when the shock turned to avoid
the camera and ran into the divers arm
while not considered a threat to humans
they have been known to bite and if
looks truly can kill then the goblin
shark must be deadly do you agree with
our list
what horrifying fish hunt you and your
dreams for more terrifying top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
it seems oh I love this stuff maybe you
should have been a deep-sea Explorer Oh
No Kaleigh that was a boyhood fantasy
I’m an adult now
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