Why this deep sea fish has scientists stumped 🤔 - BBC

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[@ufcoque8697]

"Deep sea dragon fish!" Aagh! "... is only 10 centimeters" Aaaw

[@sjcisabetterroommatethanbl9981]

At least of what they could get. I imagine there are bigger versions of that terrifying fish out there. But I also want you to think about this, if sea creatures are remotely ugly, have you ever thought, what could also be living in the underground as we speak? could there be terrestrial type species with intelligence? would there be any terrestrial dragons?

[@mischarowe]

@@sjcisabetterroommatethanbl9981 The deeper in the ocean, the bigger the fish...

[@latinstyles972]

Leeky I believe so

[@AdeelKhan-cb9kp]

Only small dragons are left... dragonfly ;-)

[@kingsnorkie]

😂😂

[@Rrocksstar]

The fish was in pairing mode, all scientists had to do was turn on the bluetooth.

[@adradri1127]

,😂

[@fortesque6464]

Oh my ghad 😂😂

[@stechbucket4782]

Lolol

[@mohammedijaz007]

EPIC

[@militarymom8837]

Nice

[@dyscea]

2:00 BBC Nature version of a jump scare. So wholesome.

[@swastikbiswas8293]

They should have given some seizure warning 😂

[@QueenM691]

*We are searching for alien life outside Earth when we don't even completely know what creatures are lurking at the bottom of the oceans.*

[@daresk1]

Exactly! Alien could be leaving in the deep waters for all we know & we don't even bother.

[@xoriongaminglab2965]

Well we know there is life on earth and it's ocean,yea!? So the point of searching for alien life is ?? Well I guess you know the answer,right?

[@Sn1perBunny]

*This glowing fish is still infinitely less interesting than extra terrestrial life, and knowing everything about it probably won't yield a lot of useful knowledge for humanity.*

[@skrcasm]

We know there's life in ocean as the explorations are on and so are the results. But we have no idea about alien life. How sensible was it compare both..... I have no clue.

[@Sn1perBunny]

@Joseph Elijah Bruh idc what kind of mating display it has it's still a fish. Science would be advanced forever if we found a life form that didn't evolve the exact same way all the life forms here on earth did.

[@captaincluster316]

"The deep sea dragon is only 10cm in length" Everyone watching: phew

[@BooBoo-pu1jh]

Thank God

[@nafeezofficial]

@@sages7783 replace it with k and oh god

[@guadalupealvarez9500]

It's like godzilla spine glow

[@thedarkcity4084]

There is a chance that it could grow bigger lol

[@paulcamerino233]

What if its a baby??

[@razormaku8045]

It's a distress call... Put it back in the ocean before godzilla awakens.

[@UsmanNabi-Pothwari_Sher]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bornok-san9781]

Mark Gorospe omgggggggggg hahahahahhha

[@liajohnson685]

🤣🤣

[@nunya5230]

Godzilla isn't the one to be worried about

[@armanfernandez7249]

MOTHRA LIGHTS UP LIKE THAT.

[@keshavsrinivasan6832]

The collective "woahhhh" Was hilarious😂😂

[@lucycatherine925]

Just as I read your comment it happened 🤣🤣😭😭😭 scared the shit out of me the second I looked up !

[@dresdendiary2037]

It scared me shitless

[@canadulce3697]

Yeah haha

[@guywithbigwhitecock709]

2:00 for anyone who's wondering.

[@neutralien]

Their reaction was so cute. Haha

[@JavierBonillaC]

I can’t understand how a fish that can withstand thousands of pounds psi can survive in a bowl.

[@greatplainsman3662]

Was thinking exactly the same thing. Sounds crazy...but decompression?

[@eyesto_the_sky]

I was thinking it was dying, had that same thought though..

[@craigcorson3036]

So long as the pressure inside the fish is the same as outside the fish - which it is, whether in a bowl or at the very bottom of the sea - the fish doesn't care at all. What is hard to understand about that?

[@eyesto_the_sky]

@@craigcorson3036 I dont think you get the concept of pressure and bringing something up to a lesser pressure surface.. that bowl is not nowhere near the same pressure as the deep sea.. if a human swims deep and comes up to fast it can cause harm internally.. same goes for fish, no bowl is gonna give that much pressure 🤦‍♂️

[@craigcorson3036]

@@eyesto_the_sky Yeah, no shit. As long as the pressure is lowered slowly enough - and marine biologists know _exactly_ how to do that - then there is no problem. The fish doesn't care if it's at atmospheric pressure, or at 1,000 atmospheres. I think it's clearly YOU who doesn't understand.

[@tootallmccall6040]

The narrator is Iconic I've been hearing his voice since I was a little child I'm 31 now. Bless this man

[@kezkezooie8595]

I have thirty years up on you and I can say the same thing. Sir David Attenborough is truly a world treasure. The Earth is a richer place for him having been in it. I've been watching his wonderful documentaries since I was a child.

[@warzoneearth1]

And his brother narrated Jurassic park lol

[@bezoticallyyours83]

He's a treasure.

[@teachatami45]

too tall mccall such a beautiful voice and how he speaks as if he is having a conversation.

[@tootallmccall6040]

@@kezkezooie8595 Wow that's truly amazing. Only a man of God can love the Earth as much as he.

[@OO-tt2ky]

Red and blue lights .its a cop fish lol

[@Catnipfumar]

Lol. Sir the reason I stopped you is because I have suspicion that you may be swimming under the influence of sea-weed😁🌿🐟.

[@OGCinemaATL]

Catnipfumar And Also Harboring a fugitive named Nemo 😂😂

[@k.s4075]

😂👮‍♂️😂

[@AngryHybridApe]

Donut fish...beware!!

[@aarcas]

ACFAB

[@wildnorthwest157]

David Attenborough needs keeping alive at all costs, this man is a crown jewel to our country👌🏻👊🏻

[@govinds9663]

The world you mean..

[@schnitzel_enjoyer]

Who?

[@novaklija]

Me: "I should really study for school now" KZbin: "You wanna see a strange fish?"

[@_Venvel]

Big Brain Time: Go to school to learn how to study strange fish.

[@JDundas]

"need some highly specialized equipment" *Puts it in a tupperware that I have in my cabinet* 00:38

[@evelynhoward9279]

🤣

[@jaysoulxselah8260]

😂😂😂

[@misthename7091]

I swear! HHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH

[@Smosh842]

They’re talking about the camera dumbass

[@ok9176]

ThatKid0_0 he forsure knows that... take a joke dumbass

[@datswhatiwastrynatellyall7062]

The part when the fish lit up and everybody yelled was absolutely great. Very climactic 😂. I rewinded that part like 5 times

[@yamon598]

Sounded like the judge panel on one of those Asian talent shows lol

[@agentsuperargo5023]

That part reminded me of kids being excited on a kid show.

[@thesoundingofthehorn9616]

@Leonard Chornomaz Yeah it was staged of course

[@thesoundingofthehorn9616]

@Leonard Chornomaz Same thing

[@jabeddh]

SimpleIntrovert 2023 my body was literally shaken,!

[@Eli-akad]

Looks like it’s possible mimicking a shrimp. There’s most likely shrimp down there that have similar behavior. It could be copying that to attract prey to it. With food being so hard to find down there it would make sense

[@Andy-lg5ef]

Interesting point. I wonder if you're correct. I guess we'll find out "in a few years"!

[@vermaledijd]

My first thought also

[@leviathan5759]

I was thinking the same thing

[@johnalbert1460]

At first I thought it was a shrimp in the same container . But good point . Maybe it mimics a shrimp to lure pray !

[@mbrusyda9437]

You don't just glow just because you decided to want to copy a shrimp..

[@elmurr4822]

“The Bluetooth device is now ready to pair”

[@yashk1964]

Maybe the answer's not complex and the fish just wants to flex

[@Half_Finis]

weird flex but ok

[@jnspr]

@@Half_Finis peculiar boast but alas

[@chillaxboi2109]

@@jnspr He speaks the language of the gods...

[@alper9418]

Funny part is it could literally be that. A fish flexin for the mates

[@TomGodson95]

😂

[@bigbensarrowheadchannel2739]

David Attenborough's voice is like a dream. God bless that man.

[@pawanpillai107]

So that's his name

[@demodemo5146]

He sounds like Winnie the pooh

[@rockethutchins8547]

Ben Talbot ha gaaaay!

[@rickrollrizal2364]

He can narrate a porn movie and it would get shown on national geographic

[@stoppls1709]

@@demodemo5146 lmfao

[@madjunir]

Godzilla probably started out like that! Beware is absorbing radiation and getting ready to blast

[@getfitron155]

LMFAO

[@ricardog5121]

I truly believe, researching, learning and incorporating ocean creature abilities will evolve the human race. It seems to me that these deep sea creatures are built to go into space.

[@AsinineComment]

What?! "...these deep sea creatures are built to go into space." 😶 😂

[@magno5157]

“It’s a spectacular display, but what is its function?” Its function is LIT 🔥

[@DSpeir-pi6tm]

They didn't say it was a crackhead fish 😁

[@indiejordan2374]

Hes just got his rave gears on

[@nekon_ravenfox]

yes it is

[@justjacob9606]

no

[@justaguy1951]

energy? not sure for what reason but what if in the deep sea, they can keep their light on for long periods of time, if not all the time, but going up would interfere with it because of electromagnetic interference from the modern world? don't go judging me too hard, I'm just thinking.

[@seanperone449]

The thimbnail made it look enormous. But it was a tiny boi.

[@militantGAMING]

@Sean Perone btw whose tiny boi were you referring to lol (just joking no hard feels bro)

[@Yngwiejmalmsteen08]

If there is baby’s or tiny fish like this imagine the monsters also beneath

[@creativebeetle]

@@Yngwiejmalmsteen08 Meh, not enough to eat down there. Those monsters would either be all extinct from starvation or incredibly slow and sleepy.

[@pokeweed10k15]

@@creativebeetle giant squid arent slow

[@creativebeetle]

@@pokeweed10k15 You're completely right Plus it turns out Deep Sea Gigantism is a thing. Apparently increased size improves foraging ability and metabolic efficiency so I was dead wrong.

[@uSTAYFROSTY]

Scientists: "This is something that noone has seen before." Ghost Leviathan: "Re-raise."

[@metalheadrobredbar6899]

It lights up for the rave parties at the bottom of the ocean!

[@Love-jf7rs]

When God gives fish xenon headlights ;)

[@GhengisJohn]

Somewhere out there somebody is planning to add this fish to their next PC build.

[@mohammedijaz007]

rgb fish 😁😁😁😆😆

[@TheBaconWizard]

@Nobody expected the spanish inquisition I've been expecting you.

[@yarieemoore3205]

I mean I have liquid cooling

[@doknox]

Or their diet

[@Nighturz]

Guys, don't let one get near your pee-hole.

[@wheeze2429]

Everyone is so happy that it's small, but I think they're also forgetting that Angler fish exist.

[@CrocodileCookies]

[panicked voice] THE WHAT NOW? Aw hell, I wish I hadn't google it

[@LordZharks]

W h e e z e which are also fairly small

[@RaulDiaz-mp8ms]

The gulper eel is somewhat big.

[@jubjub9432]

@@LordZharks According to National Geographic they can grow up to 40 inches in length, that's pretty big.

[@girlmagic8370]

Almost all deep sea creatures are small they just look terrifying

[@octoinkorporated8283]

The wave of relief I felt when I found out this fish was only 10 cm is astonishing

[@chillaxboi2109]

Mmm... What is the species called *eelumination* ? Okay, just hold the door. I'll eelongate my arms and go...

[@machina188]

What?

[@Qolboqan]

Yes

[@spoolindsm127]

It's probably lighting up like that because it's stressed tf out

[@-Vitalis-]

My farts also glow in the dark when I feel anxious.

[@ytrogue6751]

It's Candy Time Boys and Girls mine are red

[@-Vitalis-]

@@ytrogue6751 Mine are green. The farts look like little fireflies coming out from my anus.

[@antlanta]

It's Candy Time Boys and Girls thank you i always wanted to know about that

[@Novozymandiaz]

Let's stress it out more and get some nicer colours

[@aldogutierrez9494]

The more I think about deep sea animals, like this one, I am starting to believe that the real aliens we've been hoping to see in space were in our oceans this whole time

[@HieuPham-yg3cd]

🥶

[@xxCelticFC]

Just because it looks like an alien doesn’t mean it is an alien 🤦‍♂️

[@mischarowe]

When you go looking for a lamp and end up illuminating the whole room.

[@june2420111]

the music made me feel like I was watching a Hayao Miyazaki movie :)))

[@mrmike743]

I'm 39 and I've been listening to David Attenborough all my life. I can remember especially on Sundays on PBS back in the 80s.

[@zZrEtRiBuTiOnZz]

The future of nature documentaries look bleak unless he manages to live forever.

[@CharlieRose602]

Same!

[@fireblade2681]

He has been working in television for 67 years

[@zZrEtRiBuTiOnZz]

@@fireblade2681 That's outrageous.

[@mohammedkhan5344]

A voice of wisdom

[@imutia]

At first I thought it was an animation...

[@trunkssoto6257]

Lol IKR

[@beenthinkinoferrthang9677]

First vid of it looks a lot like cgi

[@santicheeks1106]

I know it looks fake

[@vincemedija3028]

You wish

[@melissa3401]

It totally reminded me of an Alien model at the beginning. So unreal!

[@Motasalib]

The clarity of the sky and those stars, omg 😳❤️

[@sujangamal8881]

An animal that might have never seen ligh in deep ocean produces light out of its body thats quite facinating

[@PatrickRyan147]

How is it surviving at the lower pressure?

[@rukhsanaparveen3218]

By

[@HypermarketCommodity]

Bug in matrix ???

[@TheKellijuana]

I had the same question! I hope they answer you ^_^

[@alexanderg1935]

Many deep sea creatures can survive pressure change (shallow water fish rarely survive the deep though). In fact it's usually the temperature that kills them rather than the pressure, Oarfish travel thousands of vertical meters to feed. In short, with some care, a biologist can keep deep sea fish alive for several weeks.

[@reubencaldwell8494]

They also swim to the surface at night.

[@rmgaming1990]

Let's all take a moment to be grateful that this scary looking fish is only 10cm in length

[@karinafelipe12]

Roger Magalhaes Gaming okay now, imagine it’s mother. Haha Or is that their final growth rate ?

[@rmgaming1990]

@@karinafelipe12 did not think about it that way. Maybe it's best to just avoid the ocean

[@tonito_el_tigre]

Roger Magalhaes Gaming there’s so much mystery in the ocean, this could just be only a week old fish.. that mug could get a whole lot bigger and just very elusive

[@edgardeloera2874]

@@tonito_el_tigre Agreed. Scientists have only explored an documented like 5% of earths oceans

[@nogoglobal]

Wonder if it's bite is poisonous?

[@stevenjbeto]

David Attenborough's work has been great and wonderous for many decades.

[@GaryBickford]

Interesting that the flexing and light display are correlated.

[@yamon598]

The collective "woah" at 2min sounded like the judge panel on one of those Asian talent shows lol

[@C13los]

I was thinking the same thing i was laughing me ass off lol like i thought this was a joke for a sec lol

[@Sonic-hq9zz]

Lol!!! I thought it was some lame-ass monster sound effect.

[@TheBorentino]

Boat=$10,000,000 Vídeo Cameras=$400,000 10 years of biology school= $1,200,000 A video of a Dragon Fish glowing even though we don’t know why = priceless

[@kezkezooie8595]

Agreed!

[@ZAGGNUT1]

With a little bit more funding, research will reveal that the creature can be used to make actual growth penis pills that work.

[@ytascoobs]

@@ZAGGNUT1 😂😂😂👍

[@dkphantomdk]

@@ZAGGNUT1 NONO, you got it all wrong, pills for make the penis glow in the dark so Ladies know where to .. :D

[@dormghost]

Hotel = Trivago

[@tortadedisrespect]

You can hear David get a little flustered by how amazing this is.

[@JohnnysCafe_]

Amazing creatures evolving to fill every opportunity to live .

[@user-gw3jk9wp2t]

I was like "Holy shit that's terrifying. Never going swimming again" And then the narrator said it was 10 cm long

[@chingizzhylkybayev8575]

@Tian yeah, because you can actually swim in deep sea as a human - _-

[@jmfirelord]

@@chingizzhylkybayev8575 bruh it was a joke

[@motherofstuffies4202]

I was like. "I think there's a hair on my computer screen"

[@i.george2321]

dude i tried for half minute to remove a hair off my screen, it proved to be your avatar and all i had to do was to mouse scroll

[@stoybenxi7395]

He’ll bite your peeter off

[@carlingnugent]

Huh. It has a light under its eye. Very coo- *WTF IT'S WHOLE BODY LIGHTS UP*

[@atomicpressure5112]

Yeah that's pretty common in waters so deep there is no light around it's a different world down there, there are fish whose heads are clear on top because they're eyes can rotate up to see predators approaching from the top of them

[@devin8367]

@@atomicpressure5112 The barreleye, I think they're so cool

[@oldcowbb]

Spoiler

[@carlingnugent]

@@atomicpressure5112 neat!

[@yeruchii7817]

That is probably the most badass creature I've ever seen.

[@Summer_Xia]

This guy looks stoic

[@junesonder3089]

All hail the *KZbin Algorithm* for bringing us together! Praise be it!

[@BooBoo-pu1jh]

Why am I here

[@Meonium]

Praise be

[@rustyshakelferg4304]

Quiet you

[@itnotmeitu3896]

PRAISE BE

[@-Vitalis-]

I wonder what Porngrind music has to do with deep sea creatures.

[@E_Rico]

Under water is like a whole new world... who knows what can be living in the sea

[@MerchantMai]

Area 52

[@Meonium]

Goodzilla

[@BillyBullshitter]

Fish?

[@anemari5809]

A new fantastic point of view~

[@-Vitalis-]

Jason Momoa.

[@WeAreSMC96]

God bless Sir David Attenborough.

[@JM-wd3dk]

This fish has more RGB than my PC. I need to step it up for sure.

[@justiceforall3973]

Marine biologists: “What is this thing? I’m totally in the dark on this one!” Deep sea creature: “ Here, let me shed some light on the situation for you!”... 😂😂😂

[@varunmanjunath9123]

Marine biologists: Wow, what? The entire fish glows??? I'm more in the dark than ever! Deep sea creature: 1:39

[@yesyoucanTellme]

are you an intelligent person ? yes you are !

[@Herm.Q-92]

Badum tsss*

[@anotherrandomtexan25]

Wow that was quite... illuminating!

[@-Vitalis-]

**Marine biologist prepares hot dog bun in order to eat the deep sea fish**

[@p.t5146]

We’ve only explored about 5% of the ocean. Imagine the beasts that could be lurking beneath the ocean’s surface...

[@Captainfun321]

Yup! Kaiju would be out soon!

[@Nanalikeschips]

👀

[@Potatoman1578]

If I remember correctly, it was 5% of surface of the ocean

[@moth4474]

you: the beasts the beasts: 10 cm long

[@MarvFitBikesKicks]

The true beasts are the ones on two legs walking on land

[@raymondvaughan6262]

Imagine all the things down there which hasn't been found scary

[@snowmiaow]

My guess is the body light is a distress reaction being used to attempt to frighten off the scientists. The dragonfish is a fascinating creature.

[@albert31ize]

Simpletons , that’s Red Eyes Black Dragon Fish.

[@Equinox2149]

Can I get it in a booster pack?

[@squiddy3915]

Lmaoo

[@Ta-oo7zn]

Omidays

[@luzpaz2040]

Ametures, i heard “traffic fish.”

[@salinky6282]

Yo that's a baby Godzilla gtfo its charging up that's why it becomes blue

[@wavyharbdul5078]

😂😂😂

[@lucasalejaga8383]

The best comment in the whole section 😂😂

[@omarabdul2864]

True dat

[@Bert8686]

Holy hell he’s right!!!

[@Duppa81]

He's camera shy and obviously blushing.

[@harshchoudhary617]

AT 2:00 I SERIOUSLY GOT FREAKED OUT

[@andrewdevine3920]

This sea creature DAZZLES with one SIMPLE TRICK! Scientists HATE HIM! Sorry, just seemed like a clickbaity title for the BBC.

[@quence7664]

It is and I think that is sad.

[@kilamkam]

What does big black cocks have to do with any of this? >_>....

[@oski9747]

Kilamkam47 gay ass lol

[@kilamkam]

@@oski9747 Ore wa gay janai 😎....

[@andrewdevine3920]

@@kilamkam You must be a big hit with the ladies.

[@colorado841]

Way to put a jump scare in there BBC

[@Hey-jw3dm]

lmaooo

[@fukun5773]

Ikr

[@vipervirus081]

Imagine living in pitch black darkness for your whole life then get taken up to the surface by a bunch of giant monkeys.

[@addo2419]

Yeah, I was wondering if his body could stand the lack of pressure from being brought up to the surface

[@ahmedbabiker509]

@@addo2419 it probably comes to the surface at night so it could survive the lack of pressure.

[@addo2419]

@@ahmedbabiker509 I don't think deep sea creatures go up to the surface at all, but I could be wrong

[@ahmedbabiker509]

@@addo2419 some do at night

[@sameers7461]

'giant aliens' pretty sure the fish has never seen a monkey before so it would not know what they look like

[@darthrevan2410]

I never seen this before I really Enjoyed it thanks and learning exp too.👍👍

[@ae_marn]

Animals far deep ocean: emitting blue bioluminescence color Godzilla is real

[@sorena618]

Update catalog What's new? - Improved lightning - Minor bug fixes - added RGB mode(beta) *Never had this much likes, thank you.

[@calebunga7271]

Jack TheRipper tierzoo needs to get on this.

[@patrikgajcevic8123]

You ruined the comment with the edit

[@qalbi-s_Ahnfy2095]

@@patrikgajcevic8123 he didn't. he's free to do what he likes

[@cavemanbadbones1568]

That's a bad ass little fish right there! Cool to see. Thanks!

[@byronpink9061]

It is so amazing the biotechnology that nature has mastered to the place of just living it and not having to study it or even need an answer for its graceful and effective existence. The Deep Sea Dragon Fish is only the reflection of the Greater Splendors in the depths of our minds. The Deep Ocean, Deep Space and The Deep Mind all have much in common. Thanks for sharing! BP

[@TheDcraft]

My guess is it's trying to communicate, kind of like calling out to others like birds so.

[@qualivia]

It probably feels threatened and is trying to scare off predators.....

[@alexangel4758]

We live on a planet where we barely know what’s below us or what’s above us. Both equally deadly

[@vdoza33]

Above... what

[@Kruegernator123]

It's extremely cute to see how small it actually is

[@mahshshsrklingfa7031]

That "WOW!! " Scared the shit out of me..

[@probablytheamaziiingtim2915]

You’re playing with the alien until the predator comes to end us.

[@xwasout3699]

Imagine if this fish go big enough like shark and suddenly go at night at beach this make a great creepy story...

[@ewwpoorpeople5684]

Either this is a bad English thing or it's r/IHadAStroke material

[@ewwpoorpeople5684]

@Mr. Gigan I mean... If that's true then those are the only words they know

[@user-hl7tz5lz6x]

Nah junji ito already made it

[@onebilliontacos3405]

Well I mean frilled sharks don’t have bioluminescence, but their pretty dam scary

[@johnbassett3188]

Land Shark's are Scary !!!!

[@lefterismagkoutas4430]

1:55 good fish, turns on signals to turn

[@samb8054]

David Attenborough ❤️

[@yari722]

Who else taught this was a nightmare people eating shark size monster fish ?!? (Just to find out he the size of a goldfish)😑.....🤣🤣😂😂

[@Blackspidy619]

Yeah, I thought that too.

[@luzpaz2040]

Yeh

[@bababoya5598]

Then u find out its a baby

[@BalarnyBaby]

Right here lol

[@SalocinTEN]

The macro shot really fooled me too.

[@Str4t0sPh3rE]

The body glows so that when it takes the kids out for shopping at the underwater mall, the kids can find it in the dark.

[@onemignatipal4681]

This is amazing! 👌

[@dona_pepita594]

2:00 why the heck would you make that sound. It nearly stopped my heart from beating lol

[@yashnayr2857]

Same here 😂

[@asgard5612]

This should give Ridley Scott some ideas on the next sequel of ALIEN movies- Flashy light and RGB eyes.

[@CountDracusVanWolfen]

It might since the dragon fish was part of the inspiration for the xenomorphs.

[@scene6289]

RGB scales

[@DutchDouchebag]

Small fins indicate that it's not a fast swimmer, so it seems like it's a defense mechanism. Animals having bright colours is considered a give-away for poison but i doubt you can see a whole lot that deep under water so maybe lighting up like a Christmas tree is a necessary for the fish to repel predators. (Just a theory)

[@Undomaranel]

Or to attract mates or as another display.

[@DutchDouchebag]

@@Mr.Santoyo American politics deserve to be mocked ;)

[@colinhandy6332]

I know that the red light is for hunting, because more things in the deep sea than not aren't able to see the red. But there's plenty of fish with similar tactics to evade predators by using blue bioluminescent light. So I'm also going to assume that's the purpose it serves.

[@theosvult4857]

Excuse me, these guys didn't jump to conclusions for a reason. Unless you have a ten year degree in Biology and a lifetime of experience as well.

[@brendanballard2216]

Some things down there light up when attacked and it is to attract another predator to hopefully attack the one currently eating it. Who knows with this thing though.

[@jhairropaulbernas4132]

That's my face whenever I go to my work place.

[@964jasper]

what an incredible creature! Terrifyingly fascinating.

[@chasingenigma7482]

Even me was in unison with the crew in 2:00 doing the woah moment. Truly spectacular!

[@RAGNES7]

Maybe it's for atracting a Mate? Or a way of communicating in that Pitch black darkness to grab attension of another of it's kind.

[@bleflar9183]

@@hazelnutqurdrel7399 That fish is my spirit animal.

[@oogabooga1971]

Caught a dragon fish years ago on a marine biology field trip. Dream come true. But unfortunately the fish died, so we preserved it.

[@johnbassett3188]

When I was just a Baby shark , my brother took me fishing in a rowboat on the ocean , I caught a Blowfish that waited to Blow till I had it about 3 inches in front of my Face !!! I'm 60 now and my brother is still laughing , and I haven't been back to any ocean since , there be creepy thing's that belong in there for a reason !!!!

[@AshwinT24]

Nature never fails to amaze us✨

[@henksuli2879]

0:00 the red spot looks more like he had a hard day at work and now he's cominh home all tired

[@scene6289]

We'll probably have a real hard time exploring the deep sea since the camera and light can only reach so far and prey fish would probably move away from the thing

[@galactalgeneral7420]

1:59 the excitement LOL

[@joeanthony9162]

God only knows what else lies deep down anywhere .

[@Alusnovalotus]

What if this is a mini version of another much bigger fish?!?

[@shinekire]

The first 20 seconds looks like an old 80s skit with paper cutouts on sticks lol.

[@TheJmeech]

Always looking into space for Aliens. We need to look in our Oceans, that’s where the Aliens are! Lol

[@theflightlessalbatross3415]

This documentary was a dream. David Attenborough narrating fantastic ocean life over the music of Joe Hisaishi (of Studio Ghibli fame). Fantastic!

[@boogie1434]

What documentary was it?

[@faroutmydude5965]

Absolutelty incredible and beautiful!!

[@gunide]

I hope that's the adult version.

[@unrealsweat2177]

Gunide bruh

[@mystismith5815]

*A little BLUE, was it?*

[@fbabdiver]

4 choices- 1 they use it for attracting mates. 2 they use it to attract prey. 3 they use it to scare away predators. 4 space aliens!

[@Vicegoodn]

Legend has it these were bread at area 51

[@pepehimovic3135]

4.1 They use it to contact their base located thousands of light years away to report their findings

[@zed4225]

Incredible looking little fish, those colours are stunning. I wish we were better caretakers of this planet

[@Jestrath]

It would be beautiful to see a school of those lighting up.