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Fish were observed floating inverted completely motionless with the illicium hanging down stiffly in a slight arch in front of the fish. The illicium was hanging over small visible burrows. It was suggested this is an effort to entice prey and an example of low-energy opportunistic foraging and predation.
Anomalopidae (lanterneye fishes or flashlight fishes) are a family of fish distinguished by bioluminescent organs located underneath their eyes, for which they are named. These light organs contain luminous bacteria and can be "shut off" by the fish using either a dark lid or by being drawn into a pouch. They are used to communicate, attract ...
The tripod fish or tripod spiderfish, Bathypterois grallator, is a deep-sea benthic fish in the family Ipnopidae found at lower latitudes. It is now relatively well known from photographs and submersible observations, and seems to prefer to perch on the ooze using very elongated fin rays in the tail and two pelvic fins to stand, facing upstream with the pectoral fins turned forward so the ...
The head has no spines on it, the eyes are located on the sides of the head and there is a large upwardly pointing mouth with numerous small teeth. The illicium has a distinct esca, or lure, and if there are spinule these are either at the base or along the front edge. The third dorsal spine is movable and is not embedded in the skin.
This species can be distinguished from other deepwater fishes such as the lanternfish Myctophum affine and from Pearlsides (in the genus Maurolicus) by the large luminescent patch (from which the headlight fish gets its name) that covers the front of its head, between the nares. [2] The maximum reported length for this species is 15 cm (5.9 in ...
The painted frogfish has the genus name Antennarius which suffixes -ius to antenna, an allusion to first dorsal spine being adapted into a tentacle on the snout used as a lure to attract prey. The specific name pictus means "painted", the body being described by Shaw as being brown marked with red-margined yellowish blotches.
Thaumatichthys, the wonderfish or trapjaw anglerfish, [1] is a genus of deep-sea anglerfish in the family Thaumatichthyidae, with three known species.Its scientific name means "wonder-fish" in Greek; oceanographer Anton Bruun described these fishes as "altogether one of the oddest creatures in the teeming variety of the fish world."
Flashlight fish is a common name for several fish and may refer to: Anomalopidae, a family known as the flashlight fishes, with many species referred to as flashlight fish, especially Anomalops katoptron, from the Pacific Ocean; Photoblepharon palpebratum, from the eastern Indian Ocean and the Pacific