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Habitat: Midwater

Angler siphonophore

The angler siphonophore fishes for its meals.

Pacific viperfish

The Pacific viperfish’s huge mouth and long, needle-like teeth are the key to their hunting strategy.

Fangtooth

Despite this fish’s fierce name and ferocious looks, fangtooth is a rather small—and possibly lazy—predator.

Red siphonophore

The spectacular scarlet color of the red siphonophore is camouflage in the ocean’s midnight zone.

Bomber worm

The midnight zone is a world of total darkness where predators lurk in the shadows ready to pounce on prey. The small bomber worm (Swima spp.) swims in the waters a few meters above the seafloor. A wriggling worm is exposed out in the open, but it has a secret weapon to avoid becoming a meal for a hungry predator.