What is the name of the fish that uses light to attract other fish to it's mouth?

Question

Ok this may be a little wierd but a buddy and I were sitting here debating on the name of a certain type of fish. The fish I need the name of lives in the ocean and uses the illumination of light emitting from a small tentacle that hangs in front of it's mouth. This light is used to attract fish or ??? for it to feed on. I've tried to describe it as best as I could. Any help would be appreciated.

Haaa I found a picture of it but don't know the name of this fish? This is what I'm looking for. It's the fish on the right.

http://www.milton.edu/academics/pages/marinebio/biolum.html

Answer 1

http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/organism/photo.html

Anglerfish are classic examples of bioluminescent organisms, although it is rare to see them alive, you will usually see images of dead-looking, preserved fish with milky white eyes, even on magazine covers and in the movie "Finding Nemo." These fish look like they could be large and scary, but they tend to be less then six inches. Although most marine organisms do NOT use bacteria to make their light, the anglerfish is an exception. It cultures a glowing community inside its retractable lure (called an esca). Although prey attraction is a logical role for bioluminescence, and lures can be found in some other fish, demonstrated examples are quite rare.

Answer 2

An angler fish
Fact File:
Common Name(s):Angler Fish

Scientific Name:
Lophius piscatorius

Usual Size:45cm, although up to 2m

UK Record Weights from rod/line:

Shore:68lb-02oz-00dr Canvey Island H.G.T.Legerton 1967

Boat:94lb-12oz-00dr Belfast Lough N.Ireland S.M.A.Neill 1985

MAFF Minimum Size: Shore: Boat:

NFSA: 20cm

Identification:
Massive head, with grotesque features. Large crescent shaped mouth, with numerous sharp pointed teeth.
Flattened white belly region, with the top half of the body taking a broad expansive posture. Colour varies from greenish brown to blackish grey, with speckled and variegated markings.
The head and body have an indistinct outline caused by the presence of numerous small flaps of skin. The gill slits are behind and lower than the base of the pectoral fins.
Running along the mid-line of the head and anterior portion of the body, are a series of separate rays. Those above the pectoral fins give rise to the first dorsal fin. The reaming 3 on the head section form long spines. The foremost of which normally has a fleshy tip that the fish uses as a lure to entice it's prey. The second dorsal fin is composed of 11 to 12 fleshy membrane bound rays.
Breeding:
Spring to early summer. The egg mass, forms large gelatinous sheets, that maybe 9m by 3m in size, floating near the surface. Juveniles are planktonic, with noticeably elongated fin rays.

Habitat:
This tends to be a bottom dwelling fish found in a range of water depths, from 2 to 500m. Tending to favor sandy gravel bottoms.

Food:
Wide variety of small and juvenile fish, including those of dogfish, skate, cod, haddock, whiting, sprats, sandeels, flat fish, etc.....

Range:
Found all around the coastline of the UK, including the Atlantic, English Channel, and North Sea.

Answer 3

Angler Fish
Fact File:
Common Name(s):Angler Fish

Scientific Name:
Lophius piscatorius

Usual Size:45cm, although up to 2m

UK Record Weights from rod/line:

Shore:68lb-02oz-00dr Canvey Island H.G.T.Legerton 1967

Boat:94lb-12oz-00dr Belfast Lough N.Ireland S.M.A.Neill 1985

MAFF Minimum Size: Shore: Boat:

NFSA: 20cm
Great picture http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/pages/anglerfish.html

Answer 4

I believe it may be the angler fish? Uses the light thing to fish(re:angler fish) for its prey

Answer 5

It's an Angler

Answer 6

neon fish. mostly they are deep sea fish.

Answer 7

donald trump fish