If You Can Get 100% on This Deep Sea Creatures Quiz, Your Name Might Be Jacques Cousteau!

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If You Can Get 100% on This Deep Sea Creatures Quiz, Your Name Might Be Jacques Cousteau!
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About This Quiz

If you're a big fan of Jacques Cousteau and what he embodied, then this Deep Sea Creature quiz is definitely for you!

Cousteau dedicated his career to the mysteries of the Earth's waters. As an explorer, he pioneered many advancements today concerning oceanic life. He even co-invented the Aqua-Lung! 

But we're more interested in his research of underwater creatures. When we go diving or snorkeling, we definitely see some of these swimming around, or else peacefully ensconced within their place in the sea floor. 

But what about those deep sea creatures that are much harder to reach? When we talk about "deep sea," especially creatures that live in that part of the water, we're referring to the zone below the so-called sunlight zone, or the photic zone, of the water. The zone that does not receive sunlight is called the aphotic zone. And any creature that lives below - especially way, way, way below - the photic zone is referred to as a deep sea creature.

So what are these creatures? There are the usual scaly ones, the shelled ones, and the really strange ones that defy categorization sometimes! Have you heard of these creatures below? Try to test your knowledge, and have fun looking at their curious photos to boot!

Giant-tube-worm
Youtube
What's this squiggly looking creature called?
Eelpout
Blue Hake
Giant tube worm
Pelican eel
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a giant tube worm. There are plenty in the Galapagos Islands.

Viperfish
Youtube
Not a Dodge car, but what is it?
Bristlemouth
Daggertooth
Barracudina
Viperfish
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is called the Pacific viperfish. Yes, there's a lot of them in the waters of the Pacific.

Gulper-eel
Youtube
Can you name this creature? What is its long name?
Flabby whalefish
Gulper Eel
Stoplight loosejaw
Telescopefish
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is called the gulper eel. it can actually gulp super-big fishes!

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Japanese Spider Crab (Japan)
YouTube
What is this thing?
Cuttlefish
Spookfish
Barreleye
Giant spider crab
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a giant spider crab. They're mostly found in Japan.

Blue Ringed Octopus
n/a
What do you call this tentacled creature?
Blue-ringed octopus
Frogfish
Goblin shark
Leafy seadragon
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a blue-ringed octopus. Beware of its poison, for it has no known cure.

Mighty claw lobster
Youtube via Talltanic
Wear a bib, then identify this. What is it?
Amphipod
Hairy Frogfish
Mighty claw lobster
Dumbo Octopus
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a mighty claw lobster. Its claws actually look like chainsaws!

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Big-red-jellyfish
Youtube
State the obvious and name it. What's it called?
Big red jellyfish
Lancet fish
Fanfin seadevil
Lionfish
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is called the big red jellyfish. It's actually very rare.

Frilled Shark
Wiki Commons
What do you think this familiar-looking animal is called?
Acorn worm
Frilled shark
Dragonfish
Big red Jellyfish
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a frilled shark. Lucky for us humans, they like being underwater, deep deep down, away from us.

Vampire-Squid
Youtube
Fang this one out, and name the creature.
Coffinfish
Snipe eel
Ausubel's mighty claw lobster
Vampire squid
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a vampire squid. It's named as such not because it has fangs, but it has some sort of cape like the count - and it likes darkness better.

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Dragonfish
Youtube
Komodo it ain't! What is it, then?
Dragonfish
Snaggletooth
Mackerel
Requiem
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a dragonfish. No, they're not fire-breathing, though.

Mantis Shrimp
n/a
What do you call this really strange yet familiar creature?
Perciforms
Curacha
Mantis shrimp
Billfish
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a mantis shrimp. It's small but it's spring-loaded claw can crack aquarium glass.

Stonefish
n/a
Be solid and name this creature. What is it called?
Opah
Rattail
Flatfish
Stonefish
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a stonefish. Can you see its fishiness, despite being camouflaged like a stone?

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Goblin Shark
SHutterstock
This comics-like creature is aptly named what?
Brotula
Goblin shark
Stingray
Lumpfish
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a goblin shark. It is said to be of prehistoric origin.

Stargazer
Youtube
This oxymoronic fish is called what?
Sauries
Unicorn crestfish
Flatfish
Stargazer
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a stargazer. Perhaps the name is derived from the fact that its eyes are on top, not the sides, of the head, so they appear to be looking up at the stars.

Common hatchetfish
n/a
What's this creature from the abyss?
Giant isopod
Hatchetfish
Ridgehead
Blob fish
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is called the hatchetfish. Since they swim deep down, can we say we can bury this hatchet... fish?

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giant squid
shutterstock
What's the humongous name of this creature from the deep?
Hammerjaw
Sofa shark
Giant squid
Viperfish
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a giant squid. Females are actually bigger than the males.

Six-gilled-shark
Youtube
What is this "Jaws" cousin called?
Sixgill shark
Batfish
Hagfish
Giant spider crab
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a sixgill shark. They are mostly deep sea creatures, but there's an occasional visit closer to the surface to search for prey.

Monkfish
Youtube via EVNautilus
Benevolently speaking, what's this creature?
Barreleye
Blue-ring octopus
Monkfish
Grenadier
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a monkfish. Contrary to its name, it is not in good faith to encounter one!

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Zombie worm
Youtube via Discovery
Rack your braaaaaains and name this one. What is it?
Zombie worm
Frilled shark
Mantis shrimp
Black swallower
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is known as a zombie worm. They're named as such because they like to feed and live within a dead whale, especially the bones part.

Ghost-shark
Youtube
Woooo, what's this called?
Fangtooth
Ghost shark
Vampire squid
Sea pig
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is called a ghost shark. These days, humans can't even see the ghost of this shark.

Fanfin seadevil
Youtube via CNN
This non-colorful creature is called what?
Kiwa crab
Monkfish
Giant squid
Black seadevil
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is called a black seadevil. It's also known as an angler fish.

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Octopus
Shutterstock
What is this arm-y creature called?
Elephant shark
Red octopus
Squidworm
Gulper eel
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is called the red octopus. Its suction thingies actually glow with their own light!

Black-Swallower-Chiasmodon-niger
Youtube
Thinkers will know what this is called. Name it, please?
Hatchetfish
Snakehead
Blackdragon
Black swallower
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The black swallower is actually a small creature. But it has a huge appetite!

Red-lipped batfish
shutterstock
Can you fly and name this one?
Angler fish
Batfish
Stargazers
Ghost shark
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This so-called batfish is actually not a good swimmer. It can walk, though, due to some appendages.

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Atlantic-wolffish
Youtube
This regional fish is called what?
Longhorn cowfish
Megamouth shark
Grenadier
Atlantic wolffish
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This Atlantic wolffish indeed has huge teeth. They come in handy for crushing strong shells.

Elephant shark
Youtube via BBC Northern Ireland
What is this predator called?
Chimera
Fringehead
Hagfish
Elephant shark
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is an elephant shark. Obvious with the trunk-like thing, right?

Pacific-blackdragon
Youtube
What is this deep sea creature called?
Faceless cusk
Blackdragon
Japanese spider crab
Lizardfish
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a Pacific blackdragon. No, it's different from a dragonfish, even though the latter is also colored black.

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Coffinfish
Youtube
What is this unfortunately named fish?
Sashimi
Unagi
Coffinfish
Ebi
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is called a coffinfish. But it's actually a kind of sea toad.

Snipe eel
Youtube via EVNautilus
What is this electrifying creature?
Tamago
Ghost fish
Eelpout
Snipe eel
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a snipe eel. It has a strange long beak.

Angler Fish
shutterstock
From one side, identify this fish, please?
Blue Hake
Angler fish
Pelican eel
Bristlemouth
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This angler fish is rather strange-looking with that stick-like thing on top of it. But guess what - it's his fishing rod to catch food!

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Fangtooth
Youtube
if you're sharp, can you name this fish? What is it?
Fangtooth fish
Flabby whalefish
Barreleye
Stoplight loosejaw
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The fangtooth fish has strange measurements. Its fangs are indeed quite large for its body size.

Deep Sea Blob Sculpin
Youtube via Deep Marine Scenes
What do you call this formless-ish creature?
Daggertooth
Deep sea blob sculpin
Barracudina
Telescopefish
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is called a deep sea blob sculpin. It's a fish that really looks like a blob of weirdness without the pressure of the deep ocean it usually resides in.

Kiwa crab
Youtube via National Geographic
Snap if you know what this is! Name it!
Cuttlefish
Spookfish
Kiwa crab
Lobster maine
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

There's a lot of this Kiwa crab in the South Pacific. It's a bit blondie, though.

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Squidworm
Youtube via serpentproject
What's this long thingie called?
Sabertooth fish
Flashlight fish
Lantern shark
Squidworm
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is called a squidworm. So is it more like a squid or more like a worm?

Lornhorn cowfish
Youtube via ZSL - Zoological Society of London
This unidentified floating object is called what?
Frogfish
Longhorn cowfish
Goblin shark
Leafy seadragon
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a longhorn cowfish. They are usually found in the waters of the Pacific and Indian Ocean.

Dumbo-octopus
Youtube
What is this cartoony creature called?
Dumbo octopus
Amphipod
Hairy frogfish
Lancet fish
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This strange creature is called a dumbo octopus. Yes, it's an octopus, but can you see the resemblance with Dumbo, especially the "ears," which are actually fins?

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Lionfish
Shutterstock
Roar this one out! What is it?
Acorn worm
Lionfish
Dragonfish
Big Red Jellyfish
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is called the lionfish. However, due to its design, its other name of zebrafish might be better to use.

opah copy
Youtube via Travel Thirsty
This huge, huge fish is called what?
Billfish
Opah
Rattail
Flashlight fish
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The opah is a huge deep sea fish. It's strange, but it is also known as either sunfish or moonfish. Go figure.

Giant isopod
Youtube via Oceanexplorergov
What's this alien-looking creature?
Flatfish
Giant isopod
Brotula
Sashimi
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a giant isopod. They burrow into the floor of the ocean, truly a deep-water creature.

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Sea Pig
Wired Via YouTube
Not really porky, but what is it?
Lantern shark
Sea pig
Sabertooth fish
Flashlight fish
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a sea pig. While it may look like a pig, it's more like a sea cucumber.

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Youtube via Discovery