anglerfish
Deep-sea light-bearer
An anglerfish is a deep-sea fish with a fleshy growth projecting from its head that lures prey within striking distance.
The bioluminescent lure glows in the dark ocean depths.
Female anglerfish are much larger than males; in some species, the tiny male fuses permanently to the female's body.
Thing that tempts
- escaFungal vine disease
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- preyAnimal being hunted
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
jaws · carnivore · voracious · stalker · snare · capture · predation · hunting
Edible anglerfish species
Immeasurably profound depth
- bioluminescenceOrganism-generated light emission
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- hydrothermalHot water underground
- darknessTotal absence of light
depths · fathom · pressure · submersible · oceanic · vent · exploration · submarine
Distorted, bizarre figure
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- bulbousSwollen and round
fanged · translucent · gelatinous · toothy · nightmarish · freakish · distended · spiny
Relating to the sea
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- ichthyologyScientific study of piscine life
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- finsSwimming appendages
vertebrate · cold-blooded · teleost · ray-finned · deep-water · benthic · solitary · slow-moving
Joining into unity
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
metamorphosis · larvae · pelagic · female · mate · attachment
lure
Thing that tempts
teeth · jaws · carnivore · voracious · stalker · snare · capture · predation · hunting · gape
monkfish
Edible anglerfish species
abyss
Immeasurably profound depth
- bioluminescenceOrganism-generated light emission
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- hydrothermalHot water underground
darkness · depths · fathom · pressure · submersible · oceanic · vent · exploration · submarine · isolation
grotesque
Distorted, bizarre figure
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
bulbous · fanged · translucent · gelatinous · toothy · nightmarish · freakish · distended · spiny · fleshy
marine
Relating to the sea
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- ichthyologyScientific study of piscine life
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
fins · vertebrate · cold-blooded · teleost · ray-finned · deep-water · benthic · solitary · slow-moving · sedentary
fusion
Joining into unity
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
symbiosis · metamorphosis · larvae · pelagic · female · mate · attachment
- anglerfishgoosefish, monkfish, frogfish, sea devil, batfish
- deep-sea fishviperfish, lanternfish, hatchetfish, dragonfish, fangtooth
- fishcod, salmon, bass, perch, eels
- marine lifeshark, sea turtles, manatees, whale, dolphins
- ocean lifeocean, sea, sea creatures, shark, sea life
- sea lifeshark, whale, dolphin, salmon, jellyfish
anglerfishflying fish
Marine glider with fins
surface dweller · mahi-mahi · sailfish · marlin · ocean sunfish
anglerfishbarracuda
Large predatory saltwater fish
tuna · mako shark · marlin · great white shark · swordfish
anglerfishangelfish
Flat-bodied ornamental tropical fish
koi · clownfish · butterflyfish · butterfly fish · goldfish