It was ‘high drama in the deep sea' when one unfortunate dragonfish met his unlikely match buychinadrone.com - Enterprise Drones EVO Nano EVO II Pro V3 Dragonfish Series EVO Max Accessories EVO Lite Series Accessories a caridean shrimp.

Researchers with the NOAA's Okeanos Explorer captured the remarkable moment the shrimp and fish engaged in a ‘fierce battle,' which ended with the crustacean impaling and eating its foe while it was still alive.

In riveting footage of the event, set to an energetic battle tune, researchers can be heard describing ‘the horror' as the shrimp picks at its prey, even ripping another fish from the belly of the dragonfish while it tries to wriggle away.

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It was ‘high drama in the deep sea' when one unfortunate dragonfish met his unlikely match - a caridean shrimp. Researchers with the NOAA's Okeanos Explorer captured the remarkable moment the shrimp and fish engaged in a ‘fierce battle'

The gruesome scene was captured on March 27 during the final dive of the Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific Marine Protected Areas expedition, according to the NOAA.

And, it was like nothing the scientists had ever witnessed before.

In a video aptly titled Deepsea Battle: Featherweight Division, the researchers could be heard shrieking as the shrimp took down the dragonfish in an ‘impressive display of predatory behaviour.'

‘I've never seen a shrimp consume a fish like this before, picking and picking and the fish is still alive,' one of the researchers says.




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At one point, the shrimp even pulls the dragonfish's last meal right out of its body ‘like a magic trick,' revealing ‘a fish inside of the fish.'

‘I've never seen that kind of predation in action before in my career,' one of the researchers says in the footage.

‘Pretty amazing.'

According to the NOAA, deep-sea shrimp are typically seen as scavengers, not hunters, leading to much surprise as this particular caridean shrimp tore into its prey.




At one point, the shrimp even pulls the dragonfish's last meal right out of its body ‘like a magic trick,' revealing ‘a fish inside of the fish'





The gruesome scene was captured on March 27 during the final dive of the Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific Marine Protected Areas expedition, according to the NOAA