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anglerfish

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an·gler·fish  (ngglr-fsh)
n. pl. anglerfish or an·gler·fish·es
A marine fish of the order Lophiiformes or Pediculati, having a long dorsal fin ray that is suspended over the mouth and that serves as a lure to attract prey.
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Noun1.anglerfishanglerfish - fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
angler fish, goosefish, Lophius Americanus, lotte, allmouth, monkfish, angler
family Lophiidae, Lophiidae - large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers
acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish - a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
monkfish - flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America


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As a result, anglerfish have expandable jaws and a stomach that can stretch to accommodate food nearly twice their size.
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If the smallest-vertebrate title can go to a male that must attach parasitically to a female, then the winner would be a Photocorynus spiniceps anglerfish, says Ted Pietsch of the University of Washington in Seattle.
New candidates for smallest vertebrate by Science News
This anglerfish was among the finds of the project, which is part of the worldwide Census of Marine Life.
Anybody know this fish? by Milius, S. / Science News
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