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Image: A deepsea anglerfish, Bufoceratias wedli
Description
A deepsea anglerfish, Bufoceratias wedli. Note the lines of sensory papillae and the long lure that terminates in an esca.
- Photographer:
- N.J. Marshall
- Rights:
- © N.J. Marshall & Harb. Br. Oceanog. Inst.
- Common name:
- Deepsea Anglerfish
- Scientific name:
- Bufoceratias wedli
- Family:
- Ceratiidae
- Order:
- Lophiiformes
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6 comments
Mark McGrouther
7.09 AM, 01 September 2010
Hi marino, Yes, all anglerfishes (both shallow-water and deepsea) are bony fishes. Bony fishes are collectively known as the Teleosts. The majority of fish families contain teleosts. The most well known non-teleosts are the cartilaginous fishes, the sharks and rays.
marino
5.08 PM, 31 August 2010
Is this a bony-type fish?
Sally Reader
12.01 PM, 20 January 2010
Hi cherb 1953
These species can grow to 25cm, this is probably a female, but I'm not sure of how long this particular specimen is.
Sally
cherb1953
9.12 AM, 21 December 2009
I wonder how long the anglerfish is?
Mark McGrouther
12.06 PM, 09 June 2009
Hi Jenny, Thanks for your comment. The species lives at depths between 300 m and 1750 m. Mark
jenny-gruber
11.06 PM, 08 June 2009
An amazing photo! How deep below the surface do these fish live?
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