Anglerfish (Lophius Piscatorius) * Family: Lophiidae, * Phylum: Chordata, * Class: Actinopterygii, * Order: Lophiiformes, * Type: Fish, * Diet: Carnivore, * Size: 8 in (20 cm) up to 3.3 ft (1 m), * Weight: Up to 110 lbs (50 kg), * Group name: School. ** Did you know?The angler fish’s lighted lure glows with [ 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 ]
Angler Fish Facts: Some Fun Stuff to Know About the Deep Sea Monsters Otherwise known as deep sea monsters because of the way they look and what part of the sea or the ocean it is they deem their habitat, the angler fish is quite an interesting species of fish. More so because of the [ Read More ]
Male Angler Fish: Small but Deadly The male angler fish dwells in the deepest parts of the seas and oceans and are widely known as sea monsters due to the way they look and especially the way they feed. Unlike other deep sea dwellers, this fish actually has no scales. They are, however, bony. Aside from being [ Read More ]
An Introduction to the Hairy Angler fish The various species of anglerfish have been recognized as one of the most bizarre looking species of fish throughout the world. Amongst the 200 recorded species of anglerfish, this one definitely suits the recognition it has been given with. Hairy angler fish or also known by its scientific [ Read More ]
The Humpback Anglerfish Having a nickname of the common black devil, and a scientific name of Melanocetus Johnsonii, the humpback angler fish may be considered as one of the oddest and ugliest looking species of deep sea fish in the world today. Living in a habitat wherein there is absence of light and the waters [ Read More ]
How The Male Angler Fish Gets Screwed On the topic of angler fish, there is a quite popular online comic written and drawn by The Oatmeal call The Oatmeal Angler Fish Comic. It clearly illustrates how angler fish mating and reproduction is carried out in these deep sea monsters, and with a funny twist might [ Read More ]