Black Swallowers Can Gulp Down Prey Twice Their Body Length
Black swallowers look like ordinary fish on top, with a sleek body, fins, and a tail. Nevertheless, underneath, they have a large stomach to hold the enormous meals that they swallow. A black swallower can take prey twice its length, and up to 10 times its mass!
These creatures open up their lower jaws and gradually slide them over their prey, swallowing them whole. Nevertheless, don’t worry; you are not likely to encounter a black swallower, at least not in the wild. They live in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic at depths of up to 10,000 feet.