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anglerfish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | allmouth, angler, angler fish, goosefish, lophius americanus, lotte, monkfish |
| Type of | acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish |
Examples of anglerfish
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Of all the residents of the midocean, the anglerfish is among the most peculiar.
From the usatoday.com
The display also includes a much smaller male anglerfish, hanging on to the female.
From the dailyherald.com
Identities merge, dependency builds, and before you realise it, an anglerfish you've become.
From the guardian.co.uk
Just like the anglerfish, in finding our missing piece, some of us lose a piece we already had.
From the guardian.co.uk
Divers enjoy views of sea turtles, octopuses, anglerfish, conger eels and pink and green parrotfish.
From the ocregister.com
When the male anglerfish reaches maturity his digestive system shuts down, rendering him unable to feed.
From the guardian.co.uk
On the other is the American discover of Photocorynus spiniceps, an anglerfish from the Philippines.
From the newscientist.com
The anglerfish finished the legs and began its assault on the remaining portion of the filtration assistant.
From the thestate.com
The female anglerfish attracts victims with a glowing fin and tendrils that light up because of internal bacteria.
From the dailyherald.com
- Goosefish: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
- Anglerfish are the members of the order Lophiiformes . They are bony fish named for their characteristic mode of predation, wherein a fleshy growth from the fish's head (the esca or illicium) acts as a lure; this is considered analogous to angling.
- Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes. These fish use an outgrowth that can be wiggled so as to resemble a prey animal to lure and catch their prey
