So the other night, my son asks me about this fish he saw in Finding Nemo. Normally I might not share such a tale, because it’s probably only memorable to our family – but the answers found from this innocent question were pretty impressive indeed.
You see, the alleged fish has a light on it’s head and huge fangs. I don’t know about you, but I’d never heard of such a beast. In fact, I thought it sounded like someone had been having a little fun in the animation room. I even made the mistake of mentioning that it might not be completely real!
You can imagine my surprise when I finally found a picture of the fish in question. That’s a freaky fish indeed, and it seems that very little imagination would be necessary to get this fellow looking like a scary fish!
So I looked around some more and found all sorts of information, including this little tidbit that seems to provide all the information you might need (sorry, link died). You see, apparently this vicious beast is the female of the species! And you thought human women were bad! Luckily they only live at depths of 1,600 to 10,000 feet!
The luminous organ on her head actually attracts her prey. She can vibrate the thing, too, presumably to attract prey if they’re blind. The worst part is that the male of the species lives only to bond himself to the body of the female and provide his seed so that the species may continue. He’s also a lot smaller and not quite as strange looking!
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215 responses to “The Angler Fish”
i need to no how long a angler fish lives for and what it’s enemies are..what makes it bioumiinescenece? can someone tell me because i was looking on sites all day and i connot find anthing.
Thank You.
Dori is a Blue Tang. This was mentioned a ways back (more than once). I don’t know about the yellow fish in the tank, but some of the other links here might prove helpful.
i know this is off the topic but what kind of fish is dori and the yellow fish in the tank (that likes bubbles) in finding nemo? i have a fish project coming up and i’d like to know the names of them. please respond.
Thank you this is very helpful for my class!
Do angler fish have lights on their back?
To Nicole,
The light on top of the head is a light organ called a photophore. It is a controllable chemical reaction that makes that happen.
I jayseae is right, in Finding Nemo it was a Angler Fish. I know this because Angler Fish look more roundish and fat. If you do a google image search for angler fish, you’ll see that. A viperfish is more like a eel. I’m doing a fifth grade report on the viperfish. Highlight the text and press ctrl-c and then click in the U.R.L. box and press ctrl-v: http://www.seasky.org/monsters/sea7a1d.html to see a viperfish. Angler Fish is http://www.seasky.org/monsters/sea7a1m.html.
Thankyou so much, this has been so helpful for a school project. THANX muah oxoxoxo
thanks so much… cos i am doing a research for my school’s project…. what u had described IS a angler fish, as only the angler fish have a ‘fishing rod’ and not the viper fish… those ppl who said that u are a dumbo is wrong, they are then the biggest dumbo in the world…. passing such comments without do the research themselves…. once again thanks a lot..
I love Angler Fish they Are Mean looking!