Viper Fish eat other fish smaller than him or her. It has many sharp and and powerful teeth. i think that an viper fish is able to kill and eat a fish larger than him or her.
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The Viperfish is one of the fiercest predators of the deep. It's fangs do not fit inside its mouth, but curve back to the fish's eyes. It is thought that the Viper ... The viperfish is known to eat crustaceans such as shrimp, squid, and hermit crabs. It is also known to eat anchovies, mackerel, and other little fish.
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bellsouthpwp.net/s/a/sawa/viperfish.htm
bellsouthpwp.net/s/a/sawa/viperfish.htm
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They eat each other, and/or the detritus falling down from above. Some species are vertical migrators--they migrate to the upper waters at night to eat where there is more food. ... Viperfish have a hinged skull, allowing the skull to rotate up for swallowing large prey. They also have large stomachs. They have various...
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people.whitman.edu/~yancey/midwater.html
people.whitman.edu/~yancey/midwater.html
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In spite of its ferocious appearance, the viperfish is a relatively small animal, growing to about 11 or 12 inches (30 centimeters) in length. It is usually dark silvery blue in color, but its coloration can vary from green to silver or black.
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www.seasky.org/deep-sea/viperfish.html
www.seasky.org/deep-sea/viperfish.html
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Pacific viperfish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pacific viperfish , Chauliodus macouni , is a predatory fish living deep in the oceans and is frequently referred to as among the ocean's "bottom feeders." In daytime it can be found from 200–...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_viperfish
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During this time we analyze samples and data, sleep, eat, or relax with books, movies, games, watching the sea. This is followed by intense teamwork when the net returns as the fishes and invertebrates have to be ... We discovered that the muscles of midwater fishes (such as viperfish) have extremely low protein contents:
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www.whitman.edu/~yancey/deepsearesearch.html
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Orange Roughy feed opportunistically on bentho-pelagic and meso-pelagic fish, such as viperfish, lanternfish and whiptails, also on crustaceans, amphipods and mysids. They particularly like jewel squid. Juvenile roughy feed mainly on crustaceans, while mature fish eat predominantly fish and squid.
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www.sea-ex.com/fishphotos/orange.htm
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For the Viperfish to "glow" again, it either has to eat something that has luciferin in it or create it in its own body. Many animals in the mesopelagic zone carry Luciferin in their bodies, so it's not too hard for the Viperfish to get it from them when they become dinner.
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www.suite101.com/article.cfm/aquatic_animals/92576
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Sea and Sky: viperfish ; This page is from the Sea and Sky website which was developed by J. D. Knight, a self-described amateur astronomer and marine aquarium hobbyist. It is useful for its account of how viperfish eat.
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www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php?id=1481&print=1
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