Goosefish
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Goosefishes, sometimes called anglers or monkfishes, form the family Lophiidae of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes. The family includes 30 recognized spec
Lophius americanus
Naturalis Biodiversity Center RMNH.ART.837 Lophiomus setigerus Kawahara Keiga 1823 1829 Siebold Collection pencil drawing water colour
A goosefish perched on the sea floor
American angler (Lophius americanus) at the New England Aquarium
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
Goosefish
…Goosefishes, sometimes called anglers or monkfishes, form the family Lophiidae of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes. The family includes 30 recognized species. These fishes are found in all the world's oceans except for the Antarctic Ocean. The…
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.