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Frogfish | Anglerfisch
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Created 11 Nov 2020
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![Hairy frogfish or Striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus) with lure. They are mostly bottom-dwelling fishes that are well camouflaged; they employ the first dorsal spine as a fishing lure to attract prey. [size of single organism: 15 cm] | Haariger Anglerfisch (Antennarius striatus) - Anglerfische leben im flachen Wasser tropischer und subtropischer Meere. | |](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00004T5.JTEn0LY/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000s74Ms2zvdj0/I00004T5.JTEn0LY.jpg)
![Sargassum Fish (Histrio histrio) near the surface on floating Sargassum Weed, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean [ Sargassum fish (Histrio histrio)<br />
This anglerfish commonly occurs in the open sea and is closely associated with the floating Sargassum Weed. It is perfectly disguised in carpets of sea weed where it waits for prey organisms that actually seek shelter there. A patch of Sargassum Weed was floating by our boat after one of our dives near Raja Ampat and we jumped back into the water to look for the fish. The main challenge in photographing this animal really was to find it. It took many people and a lot of time to finally find one – although we were systematically looking for it. This animal has the size of a fist and was very well hidden in large algae carpets of 10 m x 15 m. ]](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000Wi5.d8teRHI/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000s74Ms2zvdj0/I0000Wi5.d8teRHI.jpg)
![[captive] Sargassum Fish (Histrio histrio) near the surface on floating Sargassum Weed, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000ubLIdOc9_ME/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000s74Ms2zvdj0/I0000ubLIdOc9_ME.jpg)
![[captive] Sargassum Fish (Histrio histrio) near the surface on floating Sargassum Weed, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00002SwplgUSuiI/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000s74Ms2zvdj0/I00002SwplgUSuiI.jpg)
![[captive] This Deep sea fish (Gigantactis vanhoeffeni) has an enlarged first filament of dorsal fin, called the illicium, with bioluminescent photophore at its end. Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde | Tiefsee Peitschennasen-Angler (Gigantactis vanhoeffeni)](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00001FkjlZxvRGU/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000s74Ms2zvdj0/I00001FkjlZxvRGU.jpg)
![[captive] Bioluminescent Anglerfish or Triplewart Sea Devil (Cryptopsaras couesi), deep sea fish, Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde | Es gibt fast hundert Arten von Anglerfischen der Gattung Ceratoiose. Der Tiefsee-Anglerfisch (Cryptopsaras couesi) lebt in Tiefen von mehr als 500m. Zu sehen ist ein Weibchen, welches man an am Korperbau und der Größe leicht erkennen kann. Nur die Weibchen werden größer als 15 cm und besitzen die scharfen Zähne und eine "Angel", um andere Fische zu erbeutem. St 602-10<br />
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![[captive] Bioluminescent Anglerfish or Triplewart Sea Devil (Cryptopsaras couesi), deep sea fish, Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde | Es gibt fast hundert Arten von Anglerfischen der Gattung Ceratoiose. Der Tiefsee-Anglerfisch (Cryptopsaras couesi) lebt in Tiefen von mehr als 500m. Zu sehen ist ein Weibchen, welches man an am Korperbau und der Größe leicht erkennen kann. Nur die Weibchen werden größer als 15 cm und besitzen die scharfen Zähne und eine "Angel", um andere Fische zu erbeutem. St 602-10<br />
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![Male deep-sea anglerfish. Common among deep-sea anglerfish is the strong sexual dimorphism in melanocetids: while females may reach a length of 18 centimetres or more, males remain under 3 centimetres. After a larval and adolescent free-living stage, they spend the rest of their life parasitically attached to a female. [size of single organism: 20 cm] | Tiefseeanglerfische männchen. Dieses ca. 2 cm große Exemplar gehört zu der Gruppe der Tiefseeanglerfische. Es gibt einen starken sexuellen Dimorphismus. Während Weibchen eine Länge von 18 oder mehr Zentimeter erreichen können, bleiben Männchen bei Längen von unter drei Zentimetern. Nach der Metamorphose von der Fischlarve in das adulte Tier beginnt das Männchen mit Hilfe seiner Augen und des gut ausgebildeten Geruchssinnes ein Weibchen zu finden. Hat es eines erreicht, beißt es sich an diesem fest, die Kiefer des Männchens bilden sich danach zurück und die Haut beider Tiere verwächst, ebenso die Blutgefäße. Bis auf die Kiemen werden alle Organsysteme reduziert und die Ernährung erfolgt anschließend nur noch über den Blutkreislauf des Weibchens.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000fO4STMVyA7A/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000s74Ms2zvdj0/I0000fO4STMVyA7A.jpg)
![This is a larval deep-sea anglerfish. [size of single organism: 3 cm] | Die Larve des Tiefsee-Anglerfisches mißt ca. 3 cm und hat noch kein Köder-Organ ausgebildet.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000Tik2eFTwLWs/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000s74Ms2zvdj0/I0000Tik2eFTwLWs.jpg)
![[captive] Triplewart seadevil ( Cryptopsaras couesi ), Deep Sea fish, Atlantic Ocean close to Cape Verde | Es gibt fast hundert Arten von Anglerfischen der Gattung Ceratoiose. Der Tiefsee-Anglerfisch (Cryptopsaras couesi) lebt in Tiefen von mehr als 500m. Zu sehen ist ein Weibchen, welches man an am Korperbau und der Größe leicht erkennen kann. Nur die Weibchen werden größer als 15 cm und besitzen die scharfen Zähne und eine "Angel", um andere Fische zu erbeutem.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000mcrBpuy3GIM/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000s74Ms2zvdj0/I0000mcrBpuy3GIM.jpg)
![[captive] Bioluminescent Anglerfish or Triplewart Sea Devil (Cryptopsaras couesi), deep sea fish, Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde | Es gibt fast hundert Arten von Anglerfischen der Gattung Ceratoiose. Der Tiefsee-Anglerfisch (Cryptopsaras couesi) lebt in Tiefen von mehr als 500m. Zu sehen ist ein Weibchen, welches man an am Korperbau und der Größe leicht erkennen kann. Nur die Weibchen werden größer als 15 cm und besitzen die scharfen Zähne und eine "Angel", um andere Fische zu erbeutem.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000fpOmSXt1NLQ/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000s74Ms2zvdj0/I0000fpOmSXt1NLQ.jpg)
![[captive] Bioluminescent Anglerfish or Triplewart Sea Devil (Cryptopsaras couesi), deep sea fish, Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde | | Es gibt fast hundert Arten von Anglerfischen der Gattung Ceratoiose. Der Tiefsee-Anglerfisch (Cryptopsaras couesi) lebt in Tiefen von mehr als 500m. Zu sehen ist ein Weibchen, welches man an am Korperbau und der Größe leicht erkennen kann. Nur die Weibchen werden größer als 15 cm und besitzen die scharfen Zähne und eine "Angel", um andere Fische zu erbeutem.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000nWR3TMdFDIo/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000s74Ms2zvdj0/I0000nWR3TMdFDIo.jpg)
![[captive] Johnson's Abyssal Seadevil, (Melanocetus johnsonii), deep sea fish, Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde | Der Bucklige Tiefsee-Anglerfisch (Melanocetus johnsonii) lebt in Tiefen von mehr als 500m. Zu sehen ist ein Weibchen, welches man an am Korperbau und der Größe leicht erkennen kann. Nur die Weibchen werden größer als 15 cm und besitzen die scharfen Zähne und eine "Angel", um andere Fische zu erbeutem.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000R0nQeRUZNGU/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000s74Ms2zvdj0/I0000R0nQeRUZNGU.jpg)
![[captive] Johnson's Abyssal Seadevil, (Melanocetus johnsonii), deep sea fish, Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde |](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I000022rdZ4krSLI/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000s74Ms2zvdj0/I000022rdZ4krSLI.jpg)
![Melanocetidae (Melanocetus murrayi (Murrays abyssal anglerfish)) deep-sea anglerfish - fishing pole with bioluminescent lure used to attract prey. The bioluminescence is produced by symbiotic bacteria; these bacteria are thought to enter the esca via an external duct. [size of single organism: 12 cm]| Dieses ca. 12 cm große Exemplar gehört zu der Gruppe der Tiefseeanglerfische. Die Anglerfische umfassen ca. 160 Arten. Allen gemeinsam ist die "Angel", eine durch Millionen von Leuchtbakterien beleuchtete Köderatrappe, die vor dem Maul bewegt werden kann.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000CJfsXUgYPqE/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000s74Ms2zvdj0/I0000CJfsXUgYPqE.jpg)
![Melanocetus murrayi is a fish that has several English names: black deep-sea angler, Murray’s abyssal anglerfish or deepsea blackdevil . It usually lives at depths between 1000 and 2500 m, but has also been found more than 6000 m below the surface. This anglerfish is distributed in all oceans to latitudes of 65°. The typical feature of anglerfishes is a fleshy process near the mouth with bioluminescence bacteria. This is used as a lure to attract prey in the dark of the deep sea. Despite its monstrous appearance this female fish only grows up to a size of 12 cm. The male reaches a maximum length of 2 cm and lives parasitic, attached to a female.- Preserved specimen. This picture was taken in cooperation with the Zoological Museum University of Hamburg [size of single organism: 8 cm] | Tiefseeangler (Melanocetus murrayi) Das Bild entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Zoologischen Museum Hamburg (ZMH); ZMH 121784 (ISH 149-1983); 12.06.1983; 16°26'W, 46°8'N; Walther Herwig, 59, St. 2 Hol2, MT 1600; 1000 m](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000hMmqSl1xrfM/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000s74Ms2zvdj0/I0000hMmqSl1xrfM.jpg)
![Illuminated Netdevil (LInophyne arboritera), male anglerfish attached to much larger female, Picture was taken in cooperation with the Zoological Museum University of Hamburg [size of single organism: 3 cm] | Teufelsangler (LInophyne arboritera), männlicher Tiefsee-Anglerfisch, Das Bild entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Zoologischen Museum Hamburg (ZMH); ZMH 109472 (ISH 2736-1971); 16.04.1971; 23°12'W,14°5'N; Trawl survey Walther Herwig, 494/71, MT 1600; 1900 m; det. Bertelsen](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00000tspiO.Zups/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000s74Ms2zvdj0/I00000tspiO.Zups.jpg)
![Female Toothed seadevil (Neoceratias spinifer) with male attached. Sexual Parasitism in Ceratioid Anglerfishes.In some ceratioid taxa, the male's attachment to the female is followed by fusion of epidermal and dermal tissues and, eventually, by a connection of the circulatory systems so that the male becomes permanently dependent on the female for blood-transported nutrients, while the host female becomes a kind of self-fertilizing hermaphrodite. Neoceratiidae (subclass Actinopterygii, order Lophiiformes) A monospecific family (Neoceratias spinifer) of small (6 cm long), deep-sea fish that have a large head, a large mouth, and small eyes. The jaws are equipped with many long and slender teeth. The single dorsal, caudal, and anal fins have a rounded profile, while the pectorals are small. No illicium is present. Females are larger than males; males may form a parasitic relationship with their female sex partners. They are found in all oceans.. Permanent attachment is usually accomplished by means of separate outgrowths from the snout and tip of the lower jaw of the male, both of which eventually fuse with the skin of the female. In some species a papilla of female tissue protrudes into the mouth of the male, sometimes appearing to completely occlude the pharynx. The heads of some males become broadly fused to the skin of the female, extending from the tip of the lower jaw to the rear of the skull, appearing as if embedded or absorbed by their mate, while in others, the male is carried at the tip of an elongate, cylindrical stalk of female tissue. ..Increasing considerably in size once fused, their volume becoming much greater than free-living males of the same species, and being otherwise completely unable to acquire nutrients on their own, the males are considered to be parasites. Female Toothed seadevil [size of single organism: 8 cm] | Deep Sea fish | Tiefsee Fisch | Bezahnte Seeteufel (Neoceratias spinifer) mit angeheftetem Männchen](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000rZNwN.k5KfY/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000s74Ms2zvdj0/I0000rZNwN.k5KfY.jpg)
![Sargassum Fish (Histrio histrio) near the surface on floating Sargassum Weed, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean [ Sargassum fish (Histrio histrio)<br />
This anglerfish commonly occurs in the open sea and is closely associated with the floating Sargassum Weed. It is perfectly disguised in carpets of sea weed where it waits for prey organisms that actually seek shelter there. A patch of Sargassum Weed was floating by our boat after one of our dives near Raja Ampat and we jumped back into the water to look for the fish. The main challenge in photographing this animal really was to find it. It took many people and a lot of time to finally find one – although we were systematically looking for it. This animal has the size of a fist and was very well hidden in large algae carpets of 10 m x 15 m. ]](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000kI.PggA.XzE/fit=180x180/fill=/g=G0000s74Ms2zvdj0/I0000kI.PggA.XzE.jpg)
