Anglerfish (Lophius Piscatorius.)

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The Anglerfish is an amazing (and slightly scary looking,) bioluminescent fish. Anglerfish have 3 long filaments that come out from the top of it's head. Some deep-sea Anglerfish have a bulb on the end of the center filament, which produces a bright light to attract prey.


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