This Fish Is the Kobayashi of the Sea
Marine biologists aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s vessel Falkor filmed a black swallower (Chiasmodon niger) at about 1,259 meters depth near Trinidad and Tobago. The 4‑8 inch fish was seen with a distended belly after swallowing prey up to four times its length, illustrating its extreme feeding behavior.
Source: This Fish Is the Kobayashi of the Sea — Nautilus
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