Anglerfish earned the name for their unique evolutionary hunting adaptation—a front dorsal fin known as an illicium that functions as a lure. To humans, an illicium may resemble a fishing rod ...
Ted Pietsch, a University of Washington ichthyologist, says the lures’ different shapes ... As they start to mature, Pietsch says, the anglerfish will make “the great vertical migration ...
With its needle-sharp teeth, elastic jaw and bioluminescent lure, the anglerfish is the embodiment of deep-sea weirdness. Found in depths ranging from 600 to 6,000 feet, this predator thrives in ...