Creepy Anglerfish
18 Sept 2013 | From Annette of Germany
OFFICIAL POSTCROSSING
This postcard is a Mike Friedrich art.
Anglerfishes are bony fishes named for their characteristic mode of predation, in which a fleshy growth from the fish's head (the esca or illicium) acts as a lure. Anglerfish are also notable for extreme sexual dimorphism seen in the suborder Ceratioidei, and sexual parasitism of male anglerfish.
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