Toothy Batfish Grins at Hercules’ Camera | Nautilus Live #shorts

This anglerfish (Sladenia sp.), recorded on video over 1,000 meters deep, has hands down the coolest facial expression underwater! Learn all about this toothy benthic creature from this video, including its adaptations for bursts of ambush speed, spiky teeth for catching small invertebrates and fish, and of course that famous lure! This video was taken during our expedition on and near Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge. More than 225 fish species have been recorded in this region, including sharks, rays, eels, groupers, jacks, goatfishes, butterflyfishes, damselfishes, mullets, wrasses, parrotfishes, surgeonfishes, and tuna. The Refuge also supports a sizable population of bottle-nosed dolphins and melon-headed whales, as well as several species of giant clams. Learn more about this expedition funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute: