Goliath Tiger Fish:
Want to catch the wickedest-looking fish, and snap pictures that are going to be forwarded by scared grandmas all over the internet?
Go to the Congo River (or Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa) and try to catch a Goliath Tiger Fish (aka African tigerfish or giant tigerfish), or Hydrocynus Goliath. Just make sure not to go swimming in these waters, as this kind of fish indeed is known to attack humans (the only freshwater fish in Africa that would do so) -
(images source)This company will set up a fishing expedition for you.
There is plenty of toothy fish in these waters:
The Ugliest of the Bunch
These live mostly at significant depths, so it's highly unlikely that they will be fished out. But if you do, then - don't make a false move in your boat:
This giant grouper is not really ugly, but rather imposing with its 5-foot size:
(image credit: Frances Tan)Going Deeper - See the spell-binding gallery of 'creatures of the abyss
(image credit: Edith Widder)
(image credit: David Shale)Here is a really ugly monk-fish (which a lot of people consider a delicacy!) -
(image credit: Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources)Hope this aquarium has thick glass:
(art installation by Damien Hirst)Speaking of ugly catches, you might have seen already the infamous 'Mr. Blobby':
(image credit: K. Parkinson, NORFANZ)'A Fathead (genus Psychrolutes) trawled during the NORFANZ expedition at a depth between 1013 m and 1340 m, on the Norfolk Ridge, north-west of New Zealand, June 2003'
Fish Tales
This fish was given the opportunity to speak out (as part of 1945 research). Must be some hair-raising tales, judging by how scared it looks.
(image credit: National Geographic)or you can interview them underwater -
(image credit: National Geographic)