Anglerfish
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The anglerfish are ray-finned fish in the order Lophiiformes. Both the order's common and scientific name comes from the characteristic mode of predation, in which a modified dorsal fin ray acts as a
Pediculati plate, Le Règne Animal. Toadfish (Batrachoididae) such as Batrachoides surinamensis (middle) are no longer considered close to anglerfish
The sargassumfish (Histrio histrio, up to 20 cm (7.9 in) TL) is a frogfish well-adapted to live among sargassum
Striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus), displaying the worm-like esca at the top left
Skeleton of the anglerfish Lophius piscatorius: The first spine of the dorsal fin of the anglerfish acts like a fishing rod with a lure.
Parabiosis
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Parabiosis is a laboratory technique used in physiological research, derived from the Greek word meaning "living beside." The technique involves the surgical joining of two living organisms in such a
Anglerfish
…method in the deep-sea anglerfish; sexual parasitism is the attachment of male to the much larger female, sometimes fusing together as an example of natural parabiosis. Anglerfish are of some commercial value, with some species being of interest to aquaria. But the lophiid anglerfish (marketed as monkfish, goosefish…
Left: A headless Cecropia Moth joined with a pupa of the Polyphemus silkworm. Right: The abdomen of a Cecropia moth joined with a Cecropia pupa
Crematogaster modiglianii and Camponotus rufifemur ants sharing a nest