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Discovered in the deep: the viperfish with fangs too big for its mouth
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/14/discovered-in-the-deep-the-fish-with-razor-sharp-fangs-too-big-for-its-mouth #fish by Helen Scales"The #viperfish’s splendid #teeth not only form a trap for prey, but they’re very difficult to see. Having transparent, big teeth, allows you to conceal something that is otherwise very obvious and evident... The intricate nanostructure of the teeth scatters very little light... This means they don’t twinkle in the #bioluminescent lights made by so many #animals in the #DeepSea."