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Deep Sea Anglerfish Overview

The document summarizes information about deep sea anglerfish, including that there are over 200 species that primarily live in the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland and Antarctica. Deep sea anglerfish have compressed bodies, large jaws, and use a bioluminescent lure to hunt prey in the low-resource deep ocean. The males are small, fuse with and parasitically feed off larger females after finding them using their lure.

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Deep Sea Anglerfish Overview

The document summarizes information about deep sea anglerfish, including that there are over 200 species that primarily live in the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland and Antarctica. Deep sea anglerfish have compressed bodies, large jaws, and use a bioluminescent lure to hunt prey in the low-resource deep ocean. The males are small, fuse with and parasitically feed off larger females after finding them using their lure.

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The Deep Sea Anglerfish

By Connor Guy
Deep Sea Anglerfish Species
- Known as the Deep Sea Anglerfish or Humpback Fish
- Part of the Bonefish family
- 200 species exist of the Anglerfish
- Species primarily found in the Atlantic Ocean stretching up to the regions of
Icelandic waters and a little south of Antartica
- Other Anglerfish related to the Deep Sea Anglerfish are: The American
Anglerfish, Hairy Frogfish, Lophius Budegassa
- This species of fish adapts to their environment to hunt their prey
- Large jaws to attack and consume their prey
Deep Sea Anglerfish American Anglerfish

Lophius Budegassa Hairy Frogfish


Deep Sea Anglerfish
Appearance
- 8-40 inches
- Can reach up to 110 lbs
- Compressed bodies due to
living in the depths of the ocean
from pressure
- Grey and Brown tone
- Its name comes from its fleshy
body along with their luminous
antennas that draw in their prey
- Large Jaws with long teeth that
stretch inward to trap prey
Habitat
- Primarily found off the coast of
Europe in the Atlantic Ocean
extending toward Iceland and
Antarctica
- Live nearly 3,000 feet deep in
the ocean
- Reside in very cold waters
where food is hard to come by
Other Species In the Deep Sea Anglerfish’s Habitat: Glowing Squid

Frill Shark

Grenadarie Fish

Atlantic Wolffish

Blobfish
Hagfish
Diet
- The male and female have very different food food consumption methods
- Male feeds as a parasite
- Female hunts as a predator in the deep ocean
- Adapt very well to the barren ocean floor that allows them to be considered
near the top of the food chain
- Large jaw that can allow food twice the size of their bodies to be eaten
- Their fleshy body and luminous bones from their bodies draw prey forward
where they wait patiently and then strike when the time is right
- Ocean floor is very barren so they can go days without eating and practically
eat whatever they can
Hunting Benefits
Male vs Female
Male: Female:

- No male dominance - Alpha


- The male’s sole survival depends on the - Hunts prey for itself, not worrying about
female the male attached but provides for it
- Searches the abyss for a female to cling - Much larger in size
on to
- Iconic futures and more bizarre in their
- Male fuses into the female by connecting
appearance
biting and connecting to the females
bloodstream - Can have up to six males latched on the
- After the fusion between the two the male body
loses its eyes and organs but keeps its
testes to reproduce internally with the
female
Cool video of Deep Sea Anglerfish:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anDIlMVgNwk&t=3s

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