Fish with monster teeth - The Fangtooth

A rare video of a living fangtooth fish of the Anoplogastridae family of deep sea fish. Their teeth are the biggest (in proportion to their body) of any animal. This one was trawled from 600 metres off San Clemente Island, California. Notice too the massive lateral line along the back, which is a very sensitive detector of water movement in the dark world where they live. It is only about 20 cm long but has a feisty, attitude biting out at any opportunity. Video freezes at end to show teeth - not a mis