Black Seadevil caught on camera at depth of 1,900 feet

Black Seadevil caught on camera at depth of 1,900 feet

By Laura Mandaro

Source: usatoday

11/22/2014

Credit: ARI

Black Seadevil sounds fierce and looks that way, too, with spiking teeth on the outside of its oversize, angular jaw — until you realize it's only 9 centimeters long.

Researchers at California's Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute spotted a deep-sea anglerfish in their exploration of the Monterey Canyon, a Pacific Ocean canyon as big as the Grand Canyon that starts close to the central California coastline.

These anglerfish are remarkable for the flashlight-like appendage that helps them lure prey. When a smaller fish or squid approaches, its huge jaws inhale the prey caught in its sharp teeth.

"These are ambush predators," says Bruce Robison, a senior scientist at the research institute who led the dive using a remotely operated diving vehicle operated from a nearby ocean research platform.

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