Talk:Humpback anglerfish
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Taxonomy Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Lophiiformes Family: Melanocetidae Species: Melanocetus Johnsonii
Physical Adaptations Humpback Anglerfish have an enormous mouth that can fold backwards when pray is being swallowed and has an expandable stomach, which allows them to eat pray twice their size. They also have an antenna sticking out of their forehead that light up to attract prey. Bacteria generate the light, which is only in the antenna.
Food Source The Humpback Angler Fish is a predator it consumes Nekton, Bony Fish, and Finfish on a daily bases. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.51.73.136 (talk) 01:28, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
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"A real Humpback anglerfish"[edit]
What's actually being shown in the picture here, currently captioned as "a real Humpback anglerfish"? I assume it's dead in a jar, but is this the whole fish or just the head? --Lord Belbury (talk) 09:19, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
Anglerfish Habitat[edit]
I'm not sure that the depth listed here is correct. But I'm also not sure it's incorrect? When researching this creature there seems to be some confusion on this topic, and it seems to stem from confusion over which subspecies of anglerfish is considered "deep-sea." Regardless, this fish can't be commonly found at "depths between 100 and 1,500 metres (330 and 4,920 ft)" and inhabit the mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones, as the mesopelagic zone is by definition "200 to 1000 meters (~660 to 3300 feet) below the water's surface."[1]
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