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Female anglerfish have long been thought to use the long, fishing rod-like lures that protrude from their heads to attract prey. Now, a new study published March 27 in the journal Ichthyology & ...

Distinguished by its unusual morphology and a reproductive system based on something called "sexual parasitism," the anglerfish represents a study in how life adapts to severe environmental ...

In the dark ocean depths, there are advantages to keeping your sex partner really close—as in permanently fused to your body.

Members of the vertebrate group including anglerfish are unique in possessing a characteristic known as sexual parasitism, in which males temporarily attach or permanently fuse with females to mate.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Why did this deep-sea anglerfish come to the surface? In recent days, the anglerfish has become a symbol of hope and light for the ...

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Researchers have sequenced and analyzed the genomes of the glowing bacteria living in the bulbs that hang off the heads of anglerfish. The anglerfish lives most of its life in total darkness more than ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Priya covers the ocean, climate change, and the future of our planet. Deep-sea anglerfish are unique and unusual for many reasons.

Anglerfish mating is a familiar story: Boy meets girl, boy becomes attached to girl, their bodies and bloodstreams fuse as one, and the pair reproduces happily until the male fish dies. This ...

I’ve always been fascinated by marine animals. But it wasn’t until I was watching Finding Nemo that I learned about some of the seemingly terrifying creatures that lurk in the ocean’s depths. If you ...