Lophiiformes
Sign in to saveThe 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 lure for prey (akin to a human angler, and likened to a crest or "lophos"). The modified fin ray, with the very tip being the esca and the length of the structure the illicium, is adapted to attract specific prey items across the families of anglerfish by using different luring methods.
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Lophiiformes is an order of ray-finned fish commonly known as anglerfish, named for their distinctive hunting method in which a modified dorsal fin ray functions as a lure to attract prey. These fish are notable for their specialized adaptation of this fin structure, which varies across different families to target specific types of prey using different luring techniques.
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Species
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ORDER
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderLophiiformes
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Article
16 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Classification
- Evolution
- Anatomy
- Esca and illicium
- Behavior
- Predation
- Movement and energy conservation
- Reproduction
- Relation to humans
- Classical interpretation
- As food
- Captivity
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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 lure for prey (akin to a human angler, and likened to a crest or "lophos"). The modified fin ray, with the very tip being the esca and the length of the structure the illicium, is adapted to attract specific prey items across the families of anglerfish by using different luring methods.
Anglerfish occur worldwide. The majority are bottom-dwellers, being demersal fish, while the aberrant deep-sea anglerfish are pelagic, (mostly) living high in the water column. Some live in the deep sea (such as the deep-sea anglerfish and sea toads), while others live in shallower waters, such as the frogfishes and some batfishes.