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Table Of Contents
Chapter 1: What Is a Viperfish
Chapter 2 : Where do Viperfish Live
Chapter 3 : What do Viperfish Eat
WHAT IS A VIPERFISH
(1,) Viperfish are deep sea fish with long transparent fangs and hinged lower jaws.
(2,)
They are about one foot long.
They are about one foot long.
(3,) They use their teeth to spear their prey.
(4,) Viperfish are deep sea preditors .
(5,) Their fangs are so big they don't even fit in their mouth.
(6,) Viperfish are rarely seen by humans.
WHERE DOES A VIPERFISH LIVE?
They are found at depths under 660 feet in tropical waters
They are found all around the world
They live where the ocean Temperature is 40 degrees
They move up to shallower depths at night to feed
Viperfish cannot live in Zoos Because of the extreme Pressure differances
WHAT DO THEY EAT
They eat mesopelagic fish and crustaceans
Also viperfish eat hermit crab, shrimp and squid
When Viperfish go to eat they go to shallower depths
After a sloanes viperfish eats it can go days without eating
Things that eat viperfish are: Sharks dragonfish and dolphins
The viperfishes favorite meal is Lanternfish
Glossary
Tropical
Relating to or situated in or Characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equater)
Crustacean
A type of fish with hard jointed shells that live in fresh or salt water
Forked
Fish that are continuous swimmers usually have a forked caudal fin, and the more active the fish is, the deeper the fork tends to be.