Random Creepy Creatures Who Live In Mariana Trench (17 items)

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  (#8) Telescope Octopus

  • Amphitretus pelagicus

  This creepy creature is transparent and practically colorless, so it can easily hide its ghost-like appearance from predators in the murky depths. Telescope octopuses are found between 500 and 6,500 feet below sea level and can reach up to eight inches long. It gets its name from its tubular eyes, which are able to rotate. To hunt their prey, they simply hide in the dark and move their eyes around like tentacles. 
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  (#11) Granrojo

  • Tiburonia granrojo

  The Granrojo jellyfish, affectionately known to researchers as Big Red, is a relatively recent discovery observed only in the mid-1990s and categorized as a new species in 2003. Unlike other jellies, Big Red has stumps instead of tentacles, and each of the jellies that have been discovered have had a different amount. Unlike many deep sea creatures, the Granrojo jellyfish does not have a transparent body. 
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  (#10) Vampire Squid

  • Vampyroteuthis infernalis

  The vampire squid is the last surviving member of the Vampyromorphida order and shares similarities with both the squid and the octopus. Like the Dumbo octopus, it has ear-like fins that help it swim, and it's jellyfish-like gelatinous body allows it to move quickly. Vampire squid are also covered in photophores that allow them to create patterned light shows to confuse their prey.

  When threatened, this creepy creature can pull the webbing between its tentacles over its head to hide.
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  (#9) Deep Sea Dragonfish

  Dragonfish are one of many of the deep sea's "super black fish." They have extremely large teeth as well as photophores along their sides that glow, attracting both prey and mates. This peculiar fish has a long protrusion on its chin, also equipped with a photophore, which it uses like a fishing pole to lure in its victims. Although they look terrifying, they are actually only about six inches long.
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  (#13) Black seadevil

  • Melanocetus

  If this fish looks familiar, it's because a similar fish crept up on an unsuspecting Marlin and Dory in Finding Nemo. The black seadevils are anglerfish, and like most anglerfish, they have a glowing protrusion on their head, called an esca. They use this like a lantern to lure in prey, capturing them in their huge jaws. Their mouths are so big, it is thought they can actually eat prey bigger than they are.
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  (#16) Benthocodon

  This deep-water jellyfish sports anywhere from 1,000 to 2,000 tiny tentacles that allow it to move quickly through the depths of the sea. Benthocodon can grow up to four centimeters in diameter, so they are relatively tiny. They also sport a transparent bell with inner workings that are usually red in color. Scientists believe the bell is used to cover up all the bioluminescent creatures it has eaten and are currently being digested.

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