Photographs courtesy Ralf Britz, Natural History Museum
Talk about a news bite! Those are real fangs you see on the fish picture above. Researchers at the London Natural History museum found them in an aquarium tank. They had been misidentified as an already known species, but instead they're an undiscovered species. The fish has been named Danionella dracula for its fearsome-looking fangs!
They may look spooky, but the fangs are probably not used for feeding. They lack some of the characteristics of true teeth, such as enamel caps and pulp centers. Scientists think that the male Danionella dracula fish may clash fangs during sparring matches instead.
Learn more about the discovery on National Geographic News.
See more freaky-looking fish in this video.
Learn more about the discovery on National Geographic News.
See more freaky-looking fish in this video.
Those pictures really look to spooky.
That is scary and freaky and I agree with you, gilly!
Gilly, I must say I agree with you and grabbyfriu. That is one scary fish! That fish is also cool in its own way.
I love animals but that is the biggest fangs I have ever seen on a fish..............
i like the fangs i wonder how big they are
Eurgh... the large picture is scary. It look quite cute on the bottom picture though. Cute...BUT EVIL!! ^^
i am Dracula...*just kidding* weird fish an they thought it was already discovered? *cough* suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper weird
agree with Kientai, really
*sonicguy22*
this fish has crazy fangs like seriously but it is cute
wow that really looks scary
i think the fish is really cool but well i like any ocean animal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its really spooky to see it
hey sasha I really have to agree with you
that is one scary fish but it looks sooooooo tiny
Well I must say that the top black and white fossil like picture creeps me out but the bottom one with colors is totally CUTE! :)
woooooooooooo creapy but cool i love vampires
I wonder what would happen if it bite me..... ouch! Anyway this fish is too cool!
~Rhinogrl5~
wow dat fish is soooooooooooo sick its mad as !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(go the jonas brothers)
koooooooool it would be fun as a pet like a minture shark like in spy kids 3 it's sick
this fish is amazing.
I wonder if it would hurt if one of those bit you!?!?!?!?!?:0
of course it will hurt it's a dracula fish esteban95 it's sick
I am serious...i really DID think that it was amde out of sand, and it was a news bite for like, a sand shaping contest. That's really what I thought it was! I am so serious! It needs a bath, even though it does live in water...that does not look norml! and i am pretty sure it's not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That 1st pic made me look, but its nothin like da other 1. I no bout vampier fish B-4.
That fish really creeps me out,can anyone tell me why a fish would need fangs?
Is the Danionella dracula fish a carnivor?
I think this is very good
Who ever wrote the story Honey Bee Mystery you did a very good job. You give lots of great details and facts.
Why is the fish eye like that?
The giant frog and the danionella dracula are an excellent discvery yet that I've read so far. Thank for charing your new discovery with me.
wow i luv fish... ima vampire fish grrrrr! lolllll
WOW! So they are also carnivores and they drink the blood of the other fishes too.....right?
I bet a piranha would hurt much worse!!!
I vant to suck your blood
cool dude
That is one freaky fish! i won't mind having it in my aquarium though!
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh scary