Ceratias holboelli

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Illustration of a deep-sea angler fish, Ceratias holboelli, showing its rounded dark body, large mouth, long fins, and a prominent bioluminescent lure extending from its head.

Illustrated comparison of body shapes for various fish: a dark anglerfish with a bioluminescent lure, a round pancake batfish, a flat sargassum fish, a slender Eastern cleaner-clingfish, a dark deep-sea angler, a silvery beardfish, and a pale Southern cave fish. Each fish is labeled with its common and scientific name, representing different orders within Paracanthopterygii.

Ceratias holboelli

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…a specimen of the anglerfish Ceratias holboelli was discovered with small specimens attached to its abdomen that were thought to be its young. A few years later, similar finds led to the discovery that the smaller fish were really mature males living parasitically on the female. Further investigation showed that…
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…a specimen of the anglerfish Ceratias holboelli was discovered with small specimens attached to its abdomen that were thought to be its young. A few years later, similar finds led to the discovery that the smaller fish were really mature males living parasitically on the female. Further investigation showed that…
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