Sentence examples for anglerfish from inspiring English sources

In 1922 a specimen of the anglerfish Ceratias holboelli was discovered with small specimens attached to its abdomen that were thought to be its young.

Sexual parasitism, which is actually a type of specialized reproduction, is most commonly associated with deep-sea anglerfish, where it occurs in more than 20 species.

Well-known forms include the anglerfish (order Lophiiformes) and the cod (order Gadiformes).

The title of most-breathtaking new species, however, belonged to a frightful-looking anglerfish called Lasiognathus dinema; the deep-sea fish from the darkest parts of the Gulf of Mexico possesses a long jointed spine that carries a cluster of bioluminescent bacteria, with which the fish entices its prey.

Batfishes are members of the group known as anglerfish and are equipped with a "fishing pole," tipped with a fleshy "bait" to lure prey close enough to be eaten.

We can voyage to the bottom of the sea by way of an underwater drone with a 360-degree camera, playing around with gulper eels and anglerfish, along with all the other alien species we haven't discovered yet.

About 210 species are contained within the order Lophiiformes, which is made up of the anglerfishes.

Frogfishes, members of the group known as anglerfishes, are usually provided with a "fishing pole," tipped with a fleshy "bait," located on the snout and derived from the first dorsal fin spine.

(The illicium and esca are generally also present in male anglerfishes but do not appear in members of suborder Ceratioidei).

The eggs of the deep-sea anglerfishes (suborder Ceratioidei) have not been studied or observed, but it is believed that they float to the surface; the larvae occur in surface waters, gradually descending to deeper waters as they grow older.

Goosefish, any of about 25 species of anglerfishes of the family Lophiidae (order Lophiiformes), found in warm and temperate seas around the world.