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According to researchers and scientists, only 5-7 percent of the ocean floor has been mapped and explored, and only 0.5 percent of the ocean itself. In other words, 95.5 percent of the ocean is unexplored! This is truly amazing, considering that the ocean is one of the most important ecosystems on our planet. It provides a home for so many creatures and helps to regulate the Earth’s climate. The ocean remains a mysterious place with many weird fish species that are yet to be found in the deepest parts of the ocean.
It’s no wonder that scientists believe there is so much more to learn about the ocean and all of the life within it. The following 17 fish species are only some that have been discovered in our oceans and they are as alien-looking as anything you could find anywhere else.
Watch these weird fish and bizarre deep-sea creatures…
1) Bloodybelly Comb Jelly
![17 Weird Fish That Look Like Extra-Terrestrials - Bloodybelly Comb Jelly.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-01.jpg?resize=620%2C515&ssl=1)
![17 Weird Fish That Look Like Extra-Terrestrials - Bloodybelly Comb Jelly in action.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-01B.gif?w=620&ssl=1)
2) Dumbo Octopus
![17 Weird Fish That Look Like Extra-Terrestrials - Dumbo Octopus.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-02.jpg?resize=620%2C349&ssl=1)
3) Salp = Weird fish.
![17 Weird Fish That Look Like Extra-Terrestrials - Salp.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-03.jpg?resize=620%2C465&ssl=1)
4) Goblin Shark
![17 Weird Fish That Look Like Extra-Terrestrials - Goblin Shark.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-04.jpg?resize=620%2C412&ssl=1)
5) More weird fish: Blobfish.
![17 Weird Fish That Look Like Extra-Terrestrials - Blobfish.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-06.jpg?resize=620%2C518&ssl=1)
6) Bobbit Worm
![17 Weird Fish That Look Like Extra-Terrestrials - Bobbit Worm.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-07.jpg?resize=620%2C415&ssl=1)
![17 Weird Fish That Look Like Extra-Terrestrials - Bobbit Worm in action.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-07.gif?w=620&ssl=1)
7) Weird fish like the Barreleye has a transparent skull!
![17 Weird Fish That Look Like Extra-Terrestrials - Barreleye.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-08.jpg?resize=620%2C398&ssl=1)
![17 Weird Fish That Look Like Extra-Terrestrials - Barreleye in action.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-08B.gif?w=620&ssl=1)
8) Flower Hat Jellyfish
![17 Weird Fish That Look Like Extra-Terrestrials - Flower Hat Jellyfish.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-09.jpg?resize=620%2C349&ssl=1)
9) Atolla Jellyfish
![17 Weird Fish That Look Like Extra-Terrestrials - Atolla Jellyfish.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-10.jpg?resize=620%2C415&ssl=1)
10) Weird fish like the Sarcastic Fringehead.
![17 Weird Fish That Look Like Extra-Terrestrials - Sarcastic Fringehead.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-11.jpg?resize=620%2C349&ssl=1)
![17 Weird Fish That Look Like Extra-Terrestrials - Sarcastic Fringehead in action.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-11B.gif?w=620&ssl=1)
11) Glass Squid
![Glass Squid.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-12.jpg?resize=620%2C662&ssl=1)
12) Pink See-Through Fantasia
![Pink See-Through Fantasia.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-13.jpg?resize=620%2C694&ssl=1)
13) The Squidworm is one weird fish!
![Squidworm.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-14.jpg?resize=620%2C396&ssl=1)
14) Terrible Claw Lobster
![Terrible Claw Lobster.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-15.jpg?resize=620%2C281&ssl=1)
15) Water Bear
![Water Bear.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-17.jpg?resize=620%2C397&ssl=1)
![Water Bear in action.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-17B.gif?w=620&ssl=1)
16) Ribbon Eel
![Ribbon Eel.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-18.jpg?resize=620%2C465&ssl=1)
![Ribbon Eel in action.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-18B.gif?w=620&ssl=1)
17) Marrus Orthocanna
![Marrus Orthocanna.](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/These-sea-creatures-are-not-extra-terrestrials-19.jpg?resize=620%2C474&ssl=1)
Some of these fish species just freak me out but they are truly wonders of nature. Why look to the vastness of outer space when there are so many sea creatures just waiting to be discovered in our own backyard?
Please share these wonderful (and sometimes dangerous!) ocean fish species with your family and friends.