Lantern anglerfish - lantern anglerfish (English spelling)

Japanese: チョウチンアンコウ(提灯鮟鱇) - チョウチンアンコウ(英語表記)angler
Lantern anglerfish - lantern anglerfish (English spelling)
A general term for marine fishes belonging to the suborder Ceratiina in the order Anglerfishes. It can also refer to one of these species. This species is widely distributed in the deep seas of the temperate and tropical Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The body is laterally flattened or spherical, and the whole body is purple-black in color. The eyes are very small, and the first spine of the dorsal fin is long and bulging at the tip, where the light-emitting organ is found, hence the name anglerfish. It is thought that they swing this around on the dark deep sea floor to attract small fish and other prey, which they then prey on.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
アンコウ目チョウチンアンコウ亜目Ceratiinaに属する海産魚の総称。またはそのうちの1種をも指す。この類は太平洋,大西洋の温帯から熱帯にかけての深海に広く分布する。体は側扁形ないし球形で,全身が紫黒色を呈する。眼はきわめて小さく,背びれ第1棘(きよく)は長くのび,その先端が膨らんで,この部分に発光器があることからチョウチンアンコウの名がつけられた。暗黒の深海底で,これをゆり動かして小魚その他の餌動物を誘引し,捕食しているものと考えられる。

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