Weird-Looking Fish With 'Human Teeth' in US: Fisherman's Daughter Wants to Keep for Tooth Fairy Dream

A US fisherman caught a weird-looking fish with almost perfect human teeth. The fish is known as Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), which is very difficult to catch.

It is not always people can see rare fish with seemingly human-looking teeth. From afar, the fish is recognizable by its unusual appearance.

According to recent reports, Brian Summerlin, 38, accidentally found the bizarre fish while he was in the Tangier Sound near Maryland.

Weird-Looking Fish With 'Human Teeth' in US

Catching the weird-looking fish was difficult because it was elusive for many fishermen. They found that the fish weighed about 16.6lbs, which could set a new record.

Despite the cryptic look, Summerlin explained that his daughter wanted to keep the fish teeth under the pillow for the tooth fairy.

Summerlin explained that the unique fish managed to adapt to their food source. The teeth they have are used to crush crustaceans.

Furthermore, the Sheepshead fish is popular in many public aquariums, eating small plants, fish and vertebrates. They have an oval-shaped appearance, a horizontal mouth and dark vertical stripes, with a size of up to 29 inches and 22 pounds.

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A stock photo of fishermen fishing in Maryland. A fisherman in the US caught an elusive and weird-looking fish with 'human teeth.' Despite the unusual teeth, his daughter wanted to keep it for her tooth fairy dream

The said fish can also be found in Texas, Louisiana, Florida's Gulf Coast and Nova Scotia in Canada. The fish is also safe to eat, according to reports.

Regarding habitat, the sheep's fish roam around mangroves' roots, grassy areas, tidal creeks and rock pilings. They are also spotted in salty brackish water and freshwater during winter.

In addition, the newly caught fish can break the recent records of Sheepshead discovered in August 2020.

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Researchers recently discovered a rare and new aquatic species with 20 arms in Antarctica. It is known as the Strawberry Feather Star (Promachocrinus fragarius), which belongs to the class of sea urchins and starfish species.

The research results were published in the Invertebrate Systematics. With advanced technology and DNA assessments, the study discovered it was a new species.

At first glance, the species doesn't look like strawberry-looking aquatic animals. However, a closer view will show it is indeed a strawberry in appearance.

With the strawberry feather stars' 20 arms, it can quickly catch potential prey in the ocean. In addition, discovering new species can help protect them from potential decline.

The ocean is yet to be fully explored because of the difficulty of searching the deep sea. However, experts explained the deep sea is an unknown species to science.

Furthermore, researchers found an unknown virus in the deepest portions of the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench.

The report added that it was the deepest isolated siphovirus or phases unveiled in the deep sea. The study results were published in the Microbiology Spectrum journal.