Several Strange Deep-Sea Creatures Found at The Bottom of Indian Ocean

The discovery of the organisms range from eels with no eyes, to bat-like fish, to lizard fish with rows of razor-sharp teeth.

Credit: Museums Victoria via CNN
Credit: Museums Victoria via CNN

Scientists with Australia’s Museums Victoria Research Institute have found a group of previously undiscovered deep-sea creatures living near underwater volcanoes in a remote part of the Indian Ocean.

The discovery of the organisms, which range from eels with no eyes, to bat-like fish, to lizard fish with rows of razor-sharp teeth, and more, was made at a marine park near the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, a group of islands and atolls approx 900 miles south of Sumatra and 2,500+ west of Australia.

“They come in all shapes and sizes, with light organs, lures, rays modified into tripods or camouflage appendages, and huge (or missing) eyes. Each species superbly adapted to the extreme deep-sea environments,” scientist Tim O'Hara of the Museums Victoria Research Institute told Live Science.