Megamouth Shark
Our next shark is a more mysterious and rare specimen rather than freakish. Discovered in Hawaii around 1976, the Megamouth Shark is black and brown sporting a massive mandible (mouth) and feeds on all types of little sea critters akin to the prey of basking or whale sharks. Its size is the reason we’ve chosen it for our list as it sits at a whopping 18 feet long with gigantic lifeless eyes, not something an average Joe would voluntarily swim towards.
Megamouth Shark
Pacific Viperfish
Another ‘beautiful’ creature on our list is the adorable Pacific Viperfish. Yes, this is in the water when you swim, just not anywhere near the depth you swim at as these fish swim at depths of 2.7 miles below the surface, yes miles. Down there the Viperfish attracts its prey using its glowing underbelly and finishes them off with its huge jaws.
Pacific Viperfish