MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) | Swimming into your feed with the deep-sea anglerfish, Chaunacops coloratus @MBARIvideo | Uploaded September 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
The deep-sea anglerfish, Chaunacops coloratus, has a bulbous body and spiky scales, a shaggy lure dangling from its head, and foot-like fins that it uses to “walk” along the seafloor.
In 2012, MBARI researcher Lonny Lundsten and his coauthors described the first observations of these rare fish in their natural, deep-sea habitat. In addition to documenting these fish walking on the seafloor and fishing with their built-in lures, the researchers discovered that the fish change color from blue to red as they get older.
The deep-sea anglerfish, Chaunacops coloratus, has a bulbous body and spiky scales, a shaggy lure dangling from its head, and foot-like fins that it uses to “walk” along the seafloor.
In 2012, MBARI researcher Lonny Lundsten and his coauthors described the first observations of these rare fish in their natural, deep-sea habitat. In addition to documenting these fish walking on the seafloor and fishing with their built-in lures, the researchers discovered that the fish change color from blue to red as they get older.
