Line
Class
kgs |
Line
Class
lbs |
Weight
in
kgs |
Weight
in
lbs. ozs |
Place
of
capture |
Country
of
capture |
Date
of
capture |
Name
of
angler |
ANGLER FISH / LOPHIAS PISCATORIUS |
| 6 |
12 |
14.71 |
32.7 |
Dartmouth |
England |
091080 |
L. Saunders |
| 8 |
16 |
13.00 |
28.11 |
St. Quay Portrieux |
France |
160685 |
J. Rainjard |
| 10 |
20 |
26.76 |
59.0 |
Plymouth |
England |
111178 |
J. Clarke |
| 15 |
30 |
25.65 |
56.9 |
Frofjorden |
Norway |
010891 |
C. Scmidt-Luchs |
| *AT |
AT |
42.98 |
94.12 |
Belfast Lough |
N. Ireland |
85 |
S. Neill |
| *SH |
SH |
30.90 |
68.2 |
Canvey Island |
England |
67 |
H. Legerton |
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There are over 200 species of angler fish( lophias piscatorius) , which are named for their method of 'fishing' for their food. A spine of the dorsal fin acts as a 'fishing rod', tipped with a fleshy 'bait' which is often luminous. Other fishes are attracted to this lure and get eaten. Most anglerfishes live near the sea bottom. There are four kinds: batfish, goosefish, frogfish, and deep-sea angler.
Deep-sea angler fish may be up to 1.2 m (4 feet) long, but most are much smaller. They are found mostly in the deepest parts of the Atlantic and Antarctic Oceans. Only the females have a 'fishing rod', which may be short or long, and there are a wide variety of 'bait' shapes among the diffeent species ... but most are luminous. With very large mouths, the deep-sea anglers can swallow prey larger than themselves.
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