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BLACKBELLIED ANGLER
BACTERIAL GLOW Lophius budegassa
Lifespan Unknown
Light-producing bacteria lend Adult weight Unknown
their illumination to anglerfish Conservation status
in exchange for free rides and >
ample food.
LEAST CONCERN
© Jeffrey Rotman/Biosphoto/FLPA

BLACKBELLIED ANGLER
Also known as a monkfish, this angler will
FISHING ROD lie camouflaged on the sea floor, waiting to
gobble unsuspecting prey who swim too close.
Called the esca,
this organ is made
of modified spines
from the dorsal fin
on the fish’s back.

TRANSLUCENT
TEETH
The protruding
teeth don’t catch the
light and act as cage
bars to trap unlucky
prey inside the
spacious mouth.

GHOSTLY SEADEVIL
Haplophryne mollis
Lifespan Unknown
Adult weight Unknown >
Conservation status

LEAST CONCERN
© Photo Researchers/FLPA
GHOSTLY SEADEVIL
Usually male anglerfish attach to their mate’s
belly, but ghostly seadevils have been known
to bind on the end of the lady’s lure.

COMMON ANGLER
Lophius piscatorius
Lifespan 24 years
Adult weight 32kg (70lb)
Conservation status >
FOOTBALLFISH
Himantolophus albinares
Lifespan Unknown
Adult weight Unknown LEAST CONCERN
Conservation status
© Photo Researchers/FLPA
COMMON ANGLER
DATA DEFICIENT
The common angler has a mouth so wide it
wraps almost all the way around the anterior
of the head.

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