During the final dive of the Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific Marine Protected Areas expedition, at a depth of nearly 1,000 meters (3,280 feet), scientists witnessed a fierce battle between a caridean shrimp in the genus Heterocarpus and a type of midwater dragonfish, possibly a stareater. During this impressive display of predatory behavior, the shrimp was observed impaling and consuming the dragonfish while the fish was still alive! The shrimp removed several pieces of fish tissue and stomach contents from the dragonfish. Not for the faint of heart!
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Video courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific MPAs.