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Sea Toad aka Coffinfish (Chaunax suttkusi), family Chaunacidae, order Lophiiformes, photographed in the deep sea (~740 m | 2,428 ft) in the Gulf of Mexico.
There are several species of coffinfish, many do not have distinct common names.
photograph via: NOAA Ocean Exploration
#coffinfish#sea toad#fish#ocean#north america#ichthyology#chaunax#chaunacidae#lophiiformes#nature#animals
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Hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus)
Photo by Mike Bartick
#hairy frogfish#antennarius striatus#antennarius#antennariinae#antennariidae#antennarioidei#lophiiformes#acanthopterygii#teleostei#actinopterygii#osteichthyes#vertebrata#chordata
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Taxonomy Tournament: Fish
Lophiiformes. This order is made up of Anglerfish, which lure in smaller fish prey using their luminescent fin ray. In some species, males are serveral orders of magnitude smaller than the females, which fuse with their mates, reciving nutrients through blood in exchange for sperm.
Tetraodontiformes. This order contains many fishses with unusual body structures, such as boxfishes, which are boxy as the implies, pufferfishes, which are round and able to inflate, and the ocean sunfish, the largest bony fish.
#animals#biology#polls#poll tournament#zoology#anglerfish#fish#boxfish#pufferfish#Lophiiformes#Tetraodontiformes#0xcv0xf3#Animal Tournament#Animal Tournament Round 1
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beautiful anglerfish finds from secondhand japanese websites
#lophiiformes#fish#fav#sea#i bought the sanrio (shinkaizoku) one!! i have been hunting her for years#and finally found one at the price of 600¥#🎀
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Uncharismatic Fact of the Day
For sea devils, it’s true that size really doesn’t matter. Females are much larger than males-- about 1.2 m (3.9 ft) vs 1.3 cm (0.51 in). Males spend most of their lives in an adolescent stage, attatched to the female and slowly merging their circulatory systems.
(Image: A humpback anglerfish couple (Melanocetus johnsonii) by Edith A. Widder)
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#humpback anglerfish#Lophiiformes#Melanocetidae#black sea devils#sea devils#anglerfish#Ray-Finned Fish#bony fish#fish#uncharismatic facts
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Ocean Animal of the Week.
As the eternal god of the ocean, it is only fair that I educate the masses about my wonderful ecosystem.
This week's ocean animal is the majestic frogfish! I am especially proud of this creation.
Look how beautiful they are.
Frogfish are born of the order of Lophiiformes and the family of Antennariidae.
Frogfish and Anglerfish are quite similar in their methods of hunting. using lures to trick prey into coming near them. Frogfish use camouflage to blend into their unique environments, thus making prey and predators unable to spot them. Some may change color or be covered in peculiar colors and textures to blend in even more with their habitats.
Despite being such expert ambush predators, they are not good with many other methods of hunting. They are known to move slowly, which is why they rely on ambushing their prey. They may move slowly, but when they strike prey, they move extremely fast!
Do not dare to underestimate these creatures! Their slow movements and... Peculiar appearances serve them quite well in the wild!
Other facts:
-They feast upon crustaceans, fish and sometimes resort to cannibalism.
-They do not swim much, despite being called Frogfish; They have no swim bladder, and usually use their limb-like fins to crawl along the sea floor.
-They can be found in many areas! They are reportedly located within the Atlantic and Pacific ocean, the Red Sea and the Indian ocean. Some may even be found in brackish waters, along with fresh waters near river mouths.
-They can strike their prey in just six milliseconds. They may be slow movers, but are extremely fast at ambush attacks. Such amazing creatures!
-Not all frogfish mimic abiotic factors of their environment. Some mimic sponges, sea squirts, or even urchins.
-They can be covered with algae and hydrozoa!'-They can be covered with algae and hydrozoa!
-Their lure is called "Esca". The same goes for Anglerfish lures!
These creatures may look strange to human eyes, but they are perfectly suited for their environment. They were built to survive, not look "pretty".
Although, I believe they are adorable.
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Abissal... #abyss #drawingsketch #anglerfish #fineline #tattooideas #lophiiformes #desenho #peixepescador #darkdrawings #abyss #cuteashell https://www.instagram.com/p/ClZemzqS3qt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Anglerfish
By: P. M. David
From: The Complete Encyclopedia of the Animal World
1980
#fave#lophiiform#bony fish#fish#1980#1980s#P. M. David#The Complete Encyclopedia of the Animal World (1980)
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Common name: Anglerfish (I'm mainly talking about general deep sea angler fish in this post)
Scientific name: Lophiiformes
Habitat: mesopelagic (twilight zone) and bathypelagic (the midnight zone) zones
Diet: crustaceans, small fish - they are carnivorous
Feeding habits: ambush predators
Classification: Ray-finned fish
Genus: Lophius
Conservation status: most species are considered least concern; only one species (the spotted handfish) is critically endangered.
Extra info: there are over 200 species of anglerfish.
What you think of when you typically think of an anglerfish are the females. They experience sexual dimorphism, the females being large and having a rod-like extension on their foreheads, unlike the males who are much smaller and don't have the rods on their heads.
They can swallow prey up to twice their size.
Male anglerfish latch onto the female and are eventually fused to the female, and lose their eyes, and all of their internal organs except their testes. The females tend to have five or more males fused to their bodies.
(I couldn't find many photos sorry)
As this is bioluminescence Monday, I obviously have to mention the bulbs the females have attached to their heads. The light from the bulbs is caused by small glowing bacteria called photobacterium.
#fish#fish facts#sea creatures#marine biology#bioluminescence#anglerfish#marine bio#sea#marine life#fishfact#actually autistic#special interest#science#marine science#marine animals#deep sea#deep sea creatures#if im wrong about any of these please let me know#ik its wednesday#im catching up#ill probably post cetacean tuesday today#aswell#hopefully ill be able to do wonky wednesday as well#bioluminescence monday
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Currently feeling Not Good so in an effort to counteract that I gened a project dragon. Her name is Lophi because angler fish are of the order Lophiiformes. I love her.
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Sea Toad aka Coffinfish (Chaunacops coloratus), family Chaunacidae, order Lophiiformes, found in the deep sea, off the coast of California, USA
Smaller immature fish are bluish, and the older fish are red.
photograph by MBARI | NOAA
video: Fishing in the deep: observations of a deep-sea anglerfish (youtube.com)
#coffinfish#anglerfish#sea toad#chaunacops#chaunacidae#lophiiformes#bony fish#fish#ichthyology#ocean#animals#nature#north america
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ANGLERBOY
a gender connected to an anglerfish and being a boy, feeling like an anglerfish in a boy way or being a boy and liking anglerfish.
requested by anon on twt!
Suggested Pronouns?
fish/fishs, angle/angler, swim/swims, deep/deeps, deep/sea, dark/darks, creep/creeps, creep/creepy, teeth/teeths, jaw/jaws, lure/lures, photo/bacterium, pho/photo, bact/bacterium, bio/bios, lum/luminescient, fin/fins, gill/gills, spooky/spookys, scary/scarys, light/lights, rod/rods, lophi/formes or lo/lophi (as in lophiiformes, the scientific name of angler fish)
#power of the wild card#mogai#mogai coining#mogai gender#mogai flag#xenogender#xeno coining#gender#gender coining#anglerboy
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Uchicchii (mascot of Numazu's Izu Mito-Sea Aquarium) dressed up as an Atlantic footballfish for Halloween 🎃
#SO CUTE#uchicchii#yuruchara#lophiiformes#anglerfish#himantolophus atlanticus#himantolophidae#deep sea anglerfish#deep sea#sea
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Angler fish (order Lophiiformes) in general are very interesting as a subject of research, because when it comes to a lot of deep sea species many of them are only known from like one or two specimens. To me this suggests that there is probably a lot of diversity of anglerfish we have yet to discover, and that's like speaking of a group of animals that ranges from like weird legged fish like the batfish i mentioned previously to a bunch of other groups as well.
Frogfish can look like blobs of coral, sponges or seaweed
Handfish have ostentatious looking crests, and of course "hands"
Monkfish are scary looking flattened demersal predators that remind me of living bear traps
And like.. These are all just the shallow water members of the anglerfish order! It seems like most of the diversity of the order is in deep sea environments. Unfortunately a lot of the deep sea species lack good photographs of living induviduals, and in some cases i can only find illustrations of them. I don't know how accurate all these illustrations are but they paint a picture of remarkable, and often times very bizarre diversity
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🌊°🔱𝙳𝚈𝙻𝙰𝙽🔱°🌊
His Voice by young Hercules
| Mythic Mode | Bioluminescent | Royal | Arrival | Old-Self | Dj Outfit | Causal | His weapons | Demon Mode | War |
DeadName: Phillip Vase Aukai
Name: King Dylan the Aquatic Alpha
Name Meaning: Son of the sea. Sea. Toward the tide. Born from the ocean. Son of the wave. Son of the ocean. Influence.
Nicknames: Dyl, Dilly, Danny, dyldo, Dyl-Dyl & dilly bear (by Harper)
Birthday: June 25
Cause of Death: murder by his own biological father
Age: 188 (die at the age of 17)
Species: a hybrid of Human, Black River Dragon, Anglerfish, and Hippocampus.
Race: Polynesian or Hawaiian and Greek 🇬🇷
Gender: Male ♂
Relationship status: married
Sexuality: Pansexual
Roles or Jobs: God of water. Pasty chef. Bakery chef. Club and mobile DJ. Keyboardist and vocalist. Leader of Aquatic Alphas. Ruler of Aquatic animals. Water bender master. Holder of Crown Jewel pieces.
Home World: Earth (Formerly) Miracle Region (Currently)
Kingdom: Crystal Reef, The Calmest Gulf, The Pleasant Abyss, and The Deepest Abyss.
Home: Azuri keeps
Facts: Dylan is the most talented DJ in the kingdom, besides he is part of a group with his brothers and sisters, he is a master of pasty. Dylan has many half-siblings, he even knew they were uncomfortable with others because of the same father problems, but he doesn't see them as half-siblings, just his real family. When he was young, his mother told him "try to make someone happy, but sometimes people struggle, and perhaps your act of kindness may be their day. Our purpose in life is to enjoy your life—to be happy. It's all that matters. "He is a more happy and cheerful animal, a ridiculous pranker, but he rarely gets angry unless...
Bonding Partner:
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Partner:
Queen Harper the Seal Alpha (wife)
Parents:
Cassia Aukai (Biological mother)
Anwin Aukai (Ex-biological father)
Sibling:
Poseidon the Orca Alpha (Half-brother)
Mano the Shark Alpha (Half-brother)
Victor the Octopus Alpha (Half-brother)
Cornelius the Crocodile Alpha (Half-brother)
Hudson the Otter Alpha (Half-brother)
Calypso the Sea Turtle Alpha (Half-sister)
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Relative:
Tutu Wahine Kaimana Aukai (paternal grandmother)
Abilities:
Greek Deity Physiology
Hippocampus Physiology
Human Physiology
Hybrid Physiology
Lophiiformes Physiology
Merfolk Physiology
Mythic physiology
Stomiiform Physiology
Mythical Bestiary
Aquatic Adaptation
Aquatic Breathing
Aquatic Empathy
Aquatic Telepathy
Bioluminescence
Chimerism
Cold Resistance
Companion Connection
Declaration Aging
Enhanced Lung Capacity
Enhanced Senses
Enhanced Swimming
Enhanced Weapon Proficiency
Entity Bonding
Expressive Ears
Fin Manifestation
Gill Manifestation
Glowing Eyes - only when the power is active or glows in the dark.
Hair Growth
Infinite Digestive System
Lure Protrusion
Omnilingualism
Marine Biology Mastery
Mode Switching - Mythic, Demon, and Rage Form.
Pointed Ears
Prehensile Tail
Pressure Resistance
Regeneration Healer Factor
Scale Manifestation
Spear Proficiency
Speed Swimming
Swimming Tail
Symbiosis
Tail Manifestation
Trident Proficiency
Underwater Combat
Underwater Hearing
Underwater Senses
Underwater Smell
Underwater Strength
Underwater Taste
Underwater Touch
Underwater Vision
Unique Eye Coloration
Unique Hair Coloration
Weapon Summoning
Zoolingualism
Zoological Mastery
Powers:
Aquatic Life Lordship
Aquatic Life Manipulation
Dehydration
Flood Creation
Hydro-Telekinesis
Hydrokinetic Cloning
Hydrokinetic Combat
Hydrokinetic Constructs
Hydrokinetic Invisibility
Hydrokinetic Regeneration
Liquid Surveillance Communication
Ocean Communication
Ocean Embodiment
Ocean Lordship
Oceanscience
Ocean Magic
Ocean Manipulation
Pure Water Manipulation
Sea Monster Manipulation
Tidal Wave Generation
Water Absorption
Water Artillery
Water Attacks
Water Augmentation
Water Aura
Water Boundary
Water Defense
Water Detection
Water Embodiment
Water Empowerment
Water Exoskeleton
Water Generation
Water Immunity
Water Imprisonment
Water Infusion
Water Magic
Water Maneuverability
Water Manipulation
Water Negation
Water Portal Creation
Water Pressure Generation
Water Purification
Water Sealing
Water Sense
Water Separation
Water Solidification
Water Strike
Water Teleportation
Water Transformation
Water Wall Generation
Water Weaponry
Whirlpool Generation
#pansexual#pan#end of her wild side au#end of her wild side oc#artists on tumblr#digital art#eohws#sketchbook app#my art style#emilythehybridwolf#oc info#reference sheet#png art#King Dylan the Aquatic Alpha#Dylan the God of Water#my art 2023#redesign oc#my ocs do not steal
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A redraw of an old character! They were the concept protag of a game I never ended up making but i still like them :D
They’re a tryhard musician named Calmen Lophiiform who generally… isn’t good at anything. He started a music career in college (1986) and in 2001, when the game would have been set, is still nowhere yet. I never got past the writing stage but it would have been a multiple ending choose your own adventure game. Might redraw some of the other characters from this even though it never went anywhere :D
They/he btw!!
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