How Do You Identify A Saber Tooth Fish?
Deep under the ocean where little, if any, sunlight can filter through the waters live strange and frightening creatures. They have adapted to their environment in strange but useful ways. One of these is the sabertooth fish, whose name gives an accurate description of one of its more prominent characteristics. There are only eight species in this family. Look first at the teeth of the sabertooth fish. They are long and sharp, curving inward in a way that keeps their prey from struggling out of their mouths when captured and directs it back to the throat. Their food includes small fish, squid and cuttlefish. Notice the body of the sabertooth fish. It’s long and contains a distendable stomach so it can eat food larger than itself. The colors range from light to dark brown with pale fins usually tan in color. It has no scales, just thin, fragile skin that tears easily. The largest species reach 18.5 cm in length. Note the head of the fish. It’s large in proportion to the body, as is its
