Black seadevil - Wikipedia
Black seadevils are small, deepsea lophiiform fishes of the family Melanocetidae. The five known species (with only two given common names) are all within the genus Melanocetus. They are found in tropical to temperate waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, with one species known only from the Ross Sea.
8 Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Seadevil …
2014年11月25日 · 1. There are six species in the Melanocetidae, or Black Seadevil, family. This one is a female, "probably the Humpback Anglerfish," Sparks says. The fish was first described by Albert Günther,...
Black seadevil anglerfish | Animals | Monterey Bay Aquarium
Melanocetus johnsonii. Meet the black seadevil anglerfish. This anglerfish female attracts prey with a “fishing pole” on her head. The tip of the pole lights up in the dark. When hungry animals get close, the fish gobbles them up.
Black seadevil - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The black seadevils are a genus of anglerfish that live in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Only one species, M. rossi, lives in the Ross Sea.
The Black Sea Devil, a Rare Deep-Sea Anglerfish, Filmed for the First ...
2014年11月24日 · On the edge of California's coast, in an underwater canyon deeper than the Grand Canyon, Monterey Bay hides fantastically monstrous creatures. One of those creatures, a rare "black sea devil...
Humpback anglerfish - Wikipedia
The humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) is a species of black seadevil in the family of Melanocetidae, which means "black whale" in Greek. [1] The species is named after James Yate Johnson, the English naturalist who discovered the first specimen in Madeira in 1863. [2] The common names include anglerfish, viperfish and fangtoothfish ...
Black Seadevil Anglerfish | Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
The black seadevil is a rare, deep-sea anglerfish found in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. It is also one of the many unique species featured in our poster!
Black Seadevil (Melanocetus) - Evergreen State College
2020年5月30日 · Black Seadevil (Melanocetus) This deep sea fish is from the family Melanocetidae in the order Lophiiforms (anglerfish), commonly referred to as black seadevils. “Melanos” deriving from the Greek word for black and “cetus” meaning whale or sea monster.
Deep-sea anglerfishes have evolved a new type of immune …
2020年7月30日 · A female anglerfish, known as the Black Seadevil (Melanocetus johnsonii), with a relatively tiny parasitic male attached on her underside. This attachment contributes to the reproductive success of these animals living in the vast space of the deep sea, where females and males otherwise rarely meet. E.A. Widder/Ocean Research & Conservation ...
Black Seadevils (Family Melanocetidae) - iNaturalist
Black seadevils are small, deepsea lophiiform fishes of the family Melanocetidae. The five known species (with only two given common names) are all within the genus Melanocetus. They are found in tropical to temperate waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, with one species known only from the Ross Sea. (Source: Wikipedia, '', http ...