David Shale / Female Anglerfish - deep sea species {Melanocoetus johnsoni}

Solvin Zankl / Murrays abyssal anglerfish (Melanocetus murrayi) head portrait, showing bioluminescent esca used to attract prey. The bioluminescence is produced by symbiotic bacteria; these bacteria are thought to e...

Tony Wu / Deep-water frogfish (Nudiantennarius subteres) swimming across ocean bottom. Celebes sea, Pacific ocean, Indonesia.

Solvin Zankl / Deep-sea anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) female swimming and showing teeth. Captive.

Solvin Zankl / Deep-sea anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) female backlit swimming in the darkness. Captive.

Solvin Zankl / Bioluminescent anglerfish (Cryptopsaras couesi), deep sea fish from, Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive.