Sunday, March 23, 2014

The Tasseled Anglerfish

Photo: A well-camouflaged fish


Tasseled Anglerfish


The tasseled anglerfish is one of over 200 anglerfish species that put food on the table by combining camouflage and the physiological fishing tackle that gives them their name. The fish uses a protruding piece of rodlike dorsal spine, tipped with a bacteria-fuelled, glowing “lure,” to tempt prey close enough to be gulped by its outsize mouth.











(source:google/http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/)



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