Dragonfish Vs Fangtooth - which is the most awesome predator of the deep?

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The fangtooth and the dragonfish are deep sea predators, seldom seen. Gathering together all that is currently known about them we present the case for which is the most awesome predator and, if they were ever to battle, which one might win. Contains new footage and discoveries. Reference at 8 mins to NHK Japan / BBC Earth show on new light display by dragonfish: Two minutes into this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATWHi88fQRI Music: Deep Space - Audionautix - YouTube Studio Depth Fuse - French Fuse - YouTube Studio Science papers: On dark skin in deep sea fish: Ultra-black Camouflage in Deep-Sea Fishes Alexander L. Davis 6, Kate N. Thomas, Freya E. Goetz, Bruce H. Robison, Sönke Johnsen 5,Karen J. Osborn 5 Open ArchivePublished:July 16, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.044 On transparent teeth of dragonfish (and other deep sea fish): On the Nature of the Transparent Teeth of the Deep-Sea Dragonfish, Aristostomias scintillans Audrey Velasco-Hogan,Dimitri D. Deheyn, Marcus Koch,Birgit Nothdurft,Eduard Arzt,Marc A. Meyers 5 Open ArchivePublished:June 05, 2019DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2019.05.010 On the first discovery of red light sensitivity in the dragonfish: Long-wave sensitivity in deep-sea stomiid dragonfish with far-red bioluminescence: evidence for a dietary origin of the chlorophyll-derived retinal photosensitizer of Malacosteus niger. R H Douglas, C W Mullineaux, and J C Partridge Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2000 Sep 29; 355(1401): 1269–1272. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2000.0681 PMCID: PMC1692851 PMID: 11079412 On the tooth structure and attachment to jaw in the fangtooth: Dental structure and tooth attachment modes in the common fangtooth Anoplogaster cornuta (Valenciennes, 1833) (Actinopterygii; Trachichthyiformes; Anoplogastridae) Horst Kierdorf 1, Uwe Kierdorf 1, Hartmut Greven 2, Günter Clemen 3 Affiliations expand PMID: 35960777 PMCID: PMC9374257 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272860 Free PMC article PLoS One . 2022 Aug 12;17(8):e0272860. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272860. eCollection 2022. On the jaw of the dragonfish: Evolution of a Functional Head Joint in Deep-Sea Fishes (Stomiidae) Nalani K. Schnell ,G. David Johnson Published: February 1, 2017 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170224 On the reverse ventilation trick the fangtooth uses to avoid choking with full mouth: Davenport, J. 2005. Ventilation of the Gills by the Pectoral Fins in the Fangtooth Anoplogaster cornutum: How to Breathe With a Full Mouth. Journal of Fish Biology, 42: 967-970. Extra facts about fangtooth: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Anoplogaster_cornuta/#653D5598-C5C6-4D09-8E2C-D159EB7CF26C