It is no secret that the oceans of Eryobis are filled to the brim with life. You do not have to go far to encounter a marine creature in one way or another.
There are however some animals that prefer to avoid us. Fermourodonts are one such case.
Their electric senses make have caused them to develop a resentment towards anything man-made with an even remotely detectable electronic signature. Their excellent sense of smell also allows them to distance themselves from us without us ever even knowing they were there.
Because of this, our understanding of how Fermourodonts live is quite limited, but occasionally we get treated with a surprise.
It seems to have used the distraction our ROV caused to perform an ambush on the nienktvissen and provided us with the first time we could witness their hunting methods up close.
Quite brutally, the Ritsuara used its three jawed mouth and seven rows of sharp, blade like teeth to literally slice the nienktvissen in half. Upon closer inspection of the footage, it became clear that the visendal rows on the mandibles and the central row of teeth on the trapezium were larger than the other teeth. When Ritsuara's close their jaws, they essentially become guillotines.
Malar-striped Ritsuara's seem to average at around three meters long, not too large, but definitely big enough to cause some serious harm.
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