The strangest fish in the world

NO.1 paedocypris progenetica

Maybe you know that the largest fish in the world is the whale shark, but do you know what the smallest one is? ? That's right, paedocypris progenetica is the smallest fish in the world. It lives in acidic swamps in Indonesia. In this place, scientists once believed that this kind of acidic water is not suitable for fish to live in, but it can be very good. The life is here

N0.2 Pleuropodidae

This unique fish definitely fits its name. Looks like something between a fish and a frog...or at least another extremely ugly fish and a fish. These creatures' fins and other well-developed legs allow them to scurry across the seafloor. They can also change color if needed to blend into a coral reef and escape becoming some predator's lunch. They also have a unique attractor that comes out of the forehead and attracts its own dinner. Apparently the design worked well: the family Fryidae is not a single species; there are 45 different species of fish, each with its own unique properties.

NO.3 Blobfish

It has a particularly strange appearance, and its twisted face looks like an old man’s face. It is known as the ugliest fish in the world. Living in the deep sea, they are subjected to pressures that are tens to hundreds of times higher than those at sea level. It is in a gel-like state and its mass density is slightly lower than water.

NO.4 Viperfish

This is a fish you don't want to encounter because it means no harm to you whether it's it or not, it's just scary to look at. This fish is so predatory that it actually uses the light produced by its sex organs to attract prey from small fish (and possibly sickened toes). It then uses its large teeth to immobilize its prey. These teeth are so large that the viperfish would not be able to close its mouth without being able to curve behind it.

NO.5 Leafy Sea Dragon

Despite its name this fish won’t scare anyone. Instead, this little guy is truly beautiful and stunning even though it's never more than a foot long. This fish is related to the seahorse and gets its name from its appendages that, you guessed it, look like leaves. These attachments cause the leafy sea dragon to blend into the seaweed, and it can even change its color to blend in. Leafy sea dragons eat shrimp and small fish, probably never seeing them coming.

NO.6 JellyNose Fish

On the contrary, there are some fish on this list that look just as weird. This fish is extremely rare, with only a dozen species of jellynose known meaning sightings of this strange fish are extremely rare. They are found along most continental coasts at depths of approximately 1,300 - 2,300 feet. They can grow up to six feet long, and their mostly gelatinous bodies use very little muscle.

NO.7 Chimera

This fish may not be the weirdest to appear on this list, but it is still very strange and unique. Also called basal because sharks are their closest relatives, but actually descended from sharks more than 400 million years ago. This makes it very phylogenetically orphaned. One thing that makes chimeras different from sharks is that their sexual organs can be on their foreheads. Jealousy? Although they have been around almost since the time of the dinosaurs, today their numbers are dwindling and they can now only be found in deep water.

NO.8 Barreleye

Now this fish, perhaps more than all of them, looks like something you might see on another planet. Instead of a fake Star Trek star thing is basically the same thing except for the pointy ears. The fish's head is made up of very transparent scales, and the eyes are almost always pointed upward, protected by green orb-like glasses. Yes, it can be done from the top of your head. The fish was discovered deep in the ocean off Monterey, California, and was first photographed alive in 2004. The fish is 6 centimeters in diameter and the world has known of its existence since 1939, but it was only seen in fragments in the nets of fishermen.

NO.9 Sunfish

Sunfish is a large oceanic fish with a maximum body length of 3.0 to 5.5 m and a weight of 1400 to 3500 kg.

They swim alone or in pairs, sometimes in groups of more than ten. Small individual fish are more lively and often jump out of the water. Large individual fish move slowly, often lying on their sides on the water surface, or their dorsal fins are exposed out of the water. They can also dive into water more than a hundred meters deep.