It’s also lined with dozens of fang-like teeth sharper than those found in a piranha. To keep their prey in the dark, the teeth of dragonfish have evolved a transparent structure that ...

With its wide-open mouth, lined with sharp, transparent teeth, the dragonfish all but disappears in the blackness of the deep sea. Credit... David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering ...

Dragonfish live in the deep sea and have transparent teeth Deep-sea fish have evolved transparent teeth which, along with their black bodies, make them invisible to prey. While dragonfish are only ...

The team hopes that their discovery will inspire the development of super-tough, but transparent materials. The deep-sea dragonfish has a dark, eel-like body and a disproportionately large head and ...

"Initially, we thought the teeth were made of another, unknown material," Meyers said. "However, we discovered that they are made of the same materials as our human teeth: hydroxyapatite and collagen.

Deep-sea dragonfish, while rarely more than a half-foot long, are at the top of their food chain in their particular niche, much like sharks, bears, and other apex predators.

(CN) – A deep-sea fish uses a glowing tendril below its mouth and a row of transparent buzz saw teeth to improve its hunting skills, ocean researchers revealed Wednesday. The dragonfish could have ...

“Their teeth, like pointed shards of glass, are transparent and their large mouth is capable of sucking up and swallowing prey the size of their own body,” the State Parks folks noted.

“Their teeth, like pointed shards of glass, are transparent and their large mouth is capable of sucking up and swallowing prey the size of their own body,” the State Parks folks noted.

Scientists on Wednesday described what makes these teeth so clear, saying they are made of the same basic material as human teeth but that it has been dramatically reorganized.

Dwelling in the dark ocean depths, the dragonfish is a frightful marvel that would fit nicely into any horror movie, boasting exotic adaptations such as virtually transparent fangs that help it ...