Image Bank - Fishes
Prickly Footballfish
Reference |
IB1157 |
Category |
Fishes |
Family Name |
Footballfishes - HIMANTOLOPHIDAE |
Common Name |
Prickly Footballfish |
Scientific Name |
Himantolophus appelii |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
In the Prickly Footballfish this lure resembles a small squid. Like most deepsea Anglerfishes, Footballfishes can control the amount of light emitted from the esca by expanding or contracting the black pigment around it. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |