An eel-like fish dating back more than 300 million years has a way of eating strange prey, becoming the fearsome enemy of sharks and whales.
A species of fish called Eptatretus of Hagfish is recorded in Tirúa, Chile. The video showing this eel-like creature was shared by Viral Hog on YouTube on March 2 with the title "The most exotic fish in the world" , attracting more than 30,000 views.In the video, the gray, slippery, crawling animal from the cliff to the sea, according to Sun.
Hagfish is the only living animal known to have a skull but no spine.They eat prey from the inside by drilling a deep hole through the prey's flesh.Hagfish often eats much larger prey like sharks, whales and birds.
Hagfish can fast for many months thanks to sluggish body quality.A total of 76 hagfish species are found in cold waters around the world.
This fish releases a viscous mucus that makes them slippery and difficult to catch when attacked by enemies.They existed on Earth more than 300 million years before the dinosaurs.
