14 Rare And Fascinating Sea Creatures And Where To See Them

We’ve lived all our lives on land, with only swimming qualifying as underwater time. But even that is mostly bobbing your head up and down and splashing our arms like a wild prisoner. You could travel the world, dangle from a great height, cycle across Amsterdam but your bucket list lacks one thing and that is spotting at least 3 of these magnificent underwater creature and the pictures will show you why.

1. Bio fluorescent Eels

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Fun Fact: They come out to mate during full moon nights

Where to go to spot one: Cayman Island in the Caribbean.

 

2. Bio fluorescent Seahorse

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Fun Fact: They have way better eyesight than us and have the ability to look ahead and behind at the same time.

Where to go to spot one: Solomon Islands

 

3. Bio fluorescent Stingray

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Fun Fact: This is the closest to a shark you would want to get on your bucket list.

Where to go to spot one: Cayman Island in the Caribbean.

 

4. Bio fluorescent Swell Shark

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Fun Fact: Incase you want to be adventurous. These babies can gulp down water and blow up to twice their size and wedge themselves under a rock when they feel threatened.

Where to go to spot one: Solomon Islands

 

5. Bio fluorescent Sea Turtle

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Fun Fact: One of Earth’s most ancient creatures.

Where to go to spot one: Solomon Islands

 

6. Sunfish

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Fun Fact: They can weigh more than your SUVs and they were an accepted as a means of tax payment in 17th century Japan.

Where to go to spot one: Bali, Indonesia

 

7. Narwhal

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Fun Fact: Their tusk is actually their front left tooth which can grow to be as long as 10 feet.

Where to go to spot one: Off the coast of Canada.

 

8. Roughback batfish

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Fun Fact: The pouting pro that looks like the perfect shade of red lip color you ever wanted.

Where to go to spot one: North Carolina, USA

 

9. Dumbo Octopus

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Fun Fact: They get their name from their large elephant like ears, which sort of look like Dumbo the Disney Elephant’s ears.

Where to go to spot one: Oregon, USA.

 

10. Vampire Squid

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Fun Fact: These babies don’t shoot ink like normal squids but shoot mucus instead and they have the ability to turn themselves inside out when they feel threatened.

Where to go to spot one: Monterey Bay, California

 

11. Jeweled Umbrella Squid

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Fun Fact: They light up like a Christmas tree. Quite literally.

Where to go to spot one: North Atlantic Ocean.

 

12. Napolean Wrasse

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Fun Fact: This fish lives for 50 years with it’s thick, beautiful jutting lips.

Where to go to spot one: Australia

 

13. Flying Fish

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Fun Fact: Their fins turn into wings and give them the ability to fly 4 feet above the water surface.

Where to go to spot one: Barbados in the Caribbean

 

14. Yeti Crab

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Fun Fact: They grow their own food in their hair, so cultivating.

Where to go to spot one: Antarctica

 

Now’s the time to delve deep into the blue ocean and discover!

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