Spooky and Weird Sea Creatures

Eerie Anglerfish

 

These spooky species take things to a whole new level of terror. There’s a whole lot to be afraid of in the depths of the sea where the sunlight barely reaches. Scientists are still actively discovering what lies beneath the world’s oceans.

 

Northern Stargazer

 


Gulper Eel

 

Barreleye

 

Giant Isopod

 


Lizard Island Octopus

 

Terrible Claw Lobster

 

Kiwa, God of Shellfish, Crab

 


Leafy Seadragon

 

Red-lipped Batfish

 

The Squidworm

 


Spiky Sea Urchin

 

Armored Searobin

 

Goblin Shark
Image credit: Fairfax Media via Getty Images

 


Anglerfish

 

Lamprey

 

The Sarcastic Fringehead
Image credit: Wikistudent348 via Wikimedia commons

 


A Goblin Shark
Image credit: Dianne Bray / Museum Victoria via Wikimedia commons

 

Blobfish
Image credit: twitter

 

Flying Spaghetti Monster
Image credit: National Oceanographic Centre / SERPENT Project

 


Ghost Fish
Image credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research

 

Hagfish
Image credit: Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

 

Faceless Cusk
Image credit: Fishes of Australia

 


Vampire Squid
Image credit: 2004 MBARI