A Black Dragonfish
As new species get identified, I get overly excited when I see unique and terrifying looking new species like this female black dragonfish, a deepwater predator that attracts prey with bioluminescent “lights” on its body and then snares them with its sharp teeth.
This photo provided by the Census for Marine Life, you can see it even has teeth on its tongue. Dragonfish would be terrifying animals if they were not the size of a banana.
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August 3rd, 2010 at 12:01 am
is this the same one in Finding Nemo?
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:03 am
nawww.. it’s different. the one in finding nemo is called an angler fish where a small light is attached to its head to attract prey.
the angler fish is a deep sea fish though