Image Bank - Fishes
Horned Two-rod Angler
Reference |
IB1158 |
Category |
Fishes |
Family Name |
Double Anglers - DICERATIIDAE |
Common Name |
Horned Two-rod Angler |
Scientific Name |
Diceratias bispinosus |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
Female Blackdevils are ambush predators and are thought to spend most of their time drifting passively at depth from 600 m to more than 2500 m, using the luminescent lure to attract prey and then seizing it with a sudder lunge. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |