Anglerfish
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| Anglerfishes are bony fishes named for their characteristic mode of predation, wherein a fleshy growth from the fish's head (the esca or illicium) acts as a lure like the one found in angling. Anglerfish are also notable for extreme sexual dimorphism seen in the suborder Ceratioidei, and sexual parasitism of male anglerfish. In these species, males may be hundreds to thousands of times smaller than females.
Anglerfish occur worldwide, some are pelagic, others benthic; some live in the deep sea, others on the continental shelf. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry Get back to Actinopterygii | |||
 Atlantic footballfish
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 Chaunax
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Bufoceratias wedli | Commerson's frogfish |
| Humpback anglerfish |  Long snouted lancetfish
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 Monkfish
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 Pacific footballfish
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| Painted frogfish | Prince Axel’s Wonder Fish | Sargassum fish | Spotted handfish |
| Starry handfish | Striated frogfish |  Warty frogfish
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Ziebell's handfish |
