Anglerfish (sometimes spelled as "angler fish") refers to around 200 deep-sea fish species found at various depths (up to 16,400 feet or 5,000 meters) and in many sizes, from the size of a fist to ...

The lanternfish is, by far, the most common deep-sea fish. Other deep sea fishes include the flashlight fish, cookiecutter shark, bristlemouths, anglerfish, viperfish, and some species of eelpout.

A mile or more down in the lightless ocean, deep-sea anglerfish search for partners. The 162 species of this Ceratioid suborder form odd couples: The males are dwarfed, the females many times ...

With its luminous dorsal spine, the anglerfish is well ... Pairings of deep-sea male and female anglerfishes are rather unbalanced. While the female spends her life hunting, the male is at leisure to ...

The Scripps Institution of Oceanography says the last time a fish ... This anglerfish has been found in California, Japan, Hawaii, Ecuador, Chile, and the Philippines, but the first deep-sea ...

In this image, the anglerfish Melanocetus johnsoni not only ... Here, surely, is good circumstantial evidence for deep-sea angling." ...