Invisible Marauder: Scientists have debunked the mystery behind the deepsea dragonfish's invisible teeth. Here how they lure their prey

Walt Disney's movie 'Finding Nemo' starkest scene in when a razor-sharp teed dragonfish chases Marvin around trying to eat him. most vivid picture is how it camoufls its teeth to make itself invisible to its prey.

Scientists have w debunked how fearsome set of fang-like teeth remain invisible stating that fish's teeth are covered in nacrystals which prevents light being reflected off m making m invisible to ir prey, as per recent research.

Scientists analysed nastructure of teeth by using electron microscopy, which is a technique used to obtain high-resolution ims of biological specimens. y discovered that like humans, dragonfish have an outer enamel-like layer and inner dentin later, according to a paper published in a science journal - Matter.

(Photo: Audrey Velasco)

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paper explains that while inner enamel resembles human teeth, outer layer was covered in grain-sized nacrystals arranged to prevent light being scattered or reflected off surface of teeth. This helps dragonfish to lay in wait, keeping ir teeth invisible to lure in prey.

Though deepsea- dragonfish measures just 15 centimeters, y are kwn to feed on fish that are up to half ir size and also have a capability to indulge in cannibalism, eating each or, according to scientists.

Talking to an international news website, le researcher Audrey Velasco-Hogan, a Ph.D. student at University of California San Diego has explained hunting techniques of se sea marauders which mainly aided by ir transparent teeth.

“y spend most of ir time sitting around with ir jaws open, waiting for something to come by,” she said ding, "ir teeth are always exposed, so it’s important that y are transparent so y don’t reflect or scatter any bioluminescent light from environment."

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research done on transparent nature of dragonfish teeth helps scientists gain a better understanding of deep-sea organisms like dragonfish and aptations y evolved to live in ir environments, according to Velasco. findings could also provide inspiration for researchers looking to develop transparent ceramics say, researchers, which may drive marine techlogical invation.