Viperfish

VIPERFISH

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Table Of Contents

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Chapter 1: What Is a Viperfish

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Chapter 2 : Where do Viperfish Live

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Chapter 3 : What do Viperfish Eat

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WHAT IS A VIPERFISH

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(1,) Viperfish are deep sea fish with long transparent fangs and hinged lower jaws.

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(2,)
They are about one foot long.

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(3,) They use their teeth to spear their prey.

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(4,) Viperfish are deep sea preditors .

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(5,) Their fangs are so big they don't even fit in their mouth.

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(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.

To me a Viperfish is a Really Cool Deep sea Animal and it also has a Light on its Head and Thats why I Think its cool!

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