The angler fish can be considered the ugliest animal in the planet, in my opinion this animal is really scary.
This fish is famous, since it was part from the Finding Nemo movie.
The angler fish lives in the Arctic and Atlantic ocean.
Some angler fish can measure more than 1 meter, but others measure relatively the size of a tea cup.
They eat other fish. A distinctive feature is their lights, which only female can have. This light helps the fish to attract it´s prey close enough to eat it. This light glows thanks to millions of bioluminescent bacteria.
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| female phantom angler fish with male angler fish attached |
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| by national geographic |
Male angler fish are smaller than female angler fish.
When a male angler fish founds a female, he bites the female and attaches to her body. After months the male angler fish will loose his eyes, and later all his organs except his testicles, and he
will be attached to the female forever. A female angler fish can carry more than 6 male bodies on her body.
sources: national geographic
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