Adaptive Mechanisms of Phantom Anglerfish Deep in the ocean lives a very unusual fish called phantom anglerfish with the scientific name Haplophryne mollis. This deep sea predator has a couple of characteristics which are not usually found in other species of fish. One of these is an adaptive mechanism called sexual parasitism. There is actually a limited number [ Read More ]
Archive for July, 2011
Double baited anglerfish The double-baited anglerfish is quite interesting. I mean, it’s very different compared to your regular anglerfish in the sense that it has two baits, one on top of the head, and another at the bottom of the mouth. This unknown sea creature was discovered in the uncharted and completely unstudied waters of [ Read More ]
Black Devil Fish Anglerfish The Deep Sea Anglerfish, otherwise known as the Black Devil Anglerfish, got its alias from its dark color, its mouth full of sharp pointy teeth, and its ability to live at a depth of over 3000 feet underwater. Though all anglerfish species are known to dwell at the bottom of the [ Read More ]
Facts on the Warty Frogfish Also known in its scientific name as Antennarius maculatus, the warty frogfish is one of the most fascinating and unique looking species of frogfish. It utilizes an adapted spine that angles and lures in its prey and food, similar to those of the order they belong to which are Lophiiformes. [ Read More ]
Facts about the Monk Fish Vastly known in different names such as the goosefish, anglerfish or the “allmouth”, the monkfish is a large benthic or bottom dwelling predator which can be located deep into the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. This type of fish got its nickname “allmouth” due to the fact that the entire [ Read More ]
Learning More about Sargassum Anglerfish Defined by its body shape, dorsal fin structure, color and bearing of skin flaps and filaments, the Sargassum anglerfish is one of the Antennariidae family. Originating from the Atlantic Ocean in Sargasso Sea, these species of anglerfish are brilliant masters of camouflage as they are known to blend in perfectly [ Read More ]
What is an Angler Fish’s Diet? Angler fish is one of the most interesting species of fish primarily due to their unusual physical appearance as well as their method of hunting food and reproducing. There are more than 200 species of angler fish located at the Atlantic and Antarctic oceans. Most of the species of [ Read More ]
The Angler Fish’s Habitat Angler fish, also referred to as anglerfish, are known to be one of the most remarkable and oddest creatures dwelling in the deep ocean bottom. Although they are notably the oddest looking species of fish known to be alive at this point in time, they are also one of the best [ Read More ]
