Image Bank - Fishes
Gigantic Whipnose
Reference |
IB1161 |
Category |
Fishes |
Family Name |
Whipnose Anglers - GIGANTACTINIDAE |
Common Name |
Gigantic Whipnose |
Scientific Name |
Gigantactis gargantua |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
Female Whipnose Anglers have been observed at great depth, drifting upside down just above the bottom with the lure held in front of them : presumably this strategy is designed to attract benthic invertebrates from the sediment. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |