Anglerfish [1] ( lat. Lophiidae ) - a family of marine ray-finned fish of the order angelfish . The family includes 4 existing genera.
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Description
The head and body of anglerfish are moderately or strongly flattened. There are bone spikes or ridges on the top of the head. They have an extremely wide mouth. Their upper jaw is able to extend, and the lower jaw protrudes forward. In the front part of the head there are usually 3 rays, one of which has a leathery thickening, which serves to lure prey - illicium . Behind the head from 1 to 3 spiny rays, which are sometimes hidden under the skin or absent. The dorsal fin is soft and shifted to the tail, the anal fin is shifted back. The ventral fins are located on the throat [2] . The pectoral fins are supported by 2-3 skeletal elements, of which the lower one is greatly enlarged, usually widened at the end, and can rotate. This allows anglers to use pectoral fins, as if bent at the elbow, for crawling on the ground.
Range
Anglerfish inhabit the tropical, temperate and arctic waters of the Arctic , Atlantic , Indian and Pacific oceans . Bottom fish often live at great depths [3] .
Classification
The family includes 4 genera [4] [1] :
- Lophiodes Goode & Bean, 1896 - Smooth - faced Anglers (17 species)
- Lophiomus Gill, 1883 - Blackfin Anglers (1 species)
- Lophius Linnaeus, 1758 - Anglers or Devils (7 species)
- Sladenia Regan, 1908 - Sladny (3 types)
Anglers and humans
The meat of some species is considered very tasty, so they serve as objects of fishing.
Anglerfish in culture
- In the animated series “ Tick Hero ” (3.06 “The Tick vs. Filth”), the characters meet a sewer angler who lures victims with a wallet at the end of the “fishing rod”.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Reshetnikov Yu.S. , Kotlyar A.N. , Russ T.S. , Shatunovsky M.I. Pentate-linguistic dictionary of animal names. Fish. Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. Yaz., 1989 .-- S. 423-424. - 12,500 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00237-0 .
- ↑ IBM Museum: Lophiidae - Anglerfish
- ↑ Edited by professors N. A. Gladkov, A. V. Mikheev. Family of anglers (Lophiidae) . - Animal Life: in 6 volumes. - M .: Education, 1970.
- ↑ Family Lophiidae in the FishBase database (English) (Retrieved May 28, 2016) .
Links
- The Lophiidae family (English) in the World Register of Marine Species .