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I scratch my head too.

 

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You can almost see evolution at work with that creature! Cool!

t could be fake too

 

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t could be fake too

 

[The Fonz]

that's one ugly thing do you have an idea about its size?

 

[Runwildboys]

that's one ugly thing do you have an idea about its size?

Batfish
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Alternative Title: Ogcocephalidae

Batfish, any of about 60 species of fishes of the family Ogcocephalidae (order Lophiiformes), found in warm and temperate seas. Batfishes have broad, flat heads and slim bodies and are covered with hard lumps and spines. Some species have an elongated, upturned snout. Batfishes grow at most about 36 cm (14 inches) long. They are poor swimmers and usually walk on the bottom on thickened, limblike pectoral and pelvic fins. Most live in the deep sea, but some inhabit shallow water.


Galapagos, or red-lipped, batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini)
© Stephen Frink/WaterHouse
Batfishes are members of the group known as anglerfish and are equipped with a “fishing pole,” tipped with a fleshy “bait” to lure prey close enough to be eaten. The apparatus is located above the small mouth and, unlike that of other anglers, can be drawn into recess when not in use.


pancake batfish
Pancake batfish (Halieutichthys aculeatus).
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This article was most recently revised and updated by Richard Pallardy, Research Editor.
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  paracanthopterygian: Ecology and behaviour
  The batfishes (Ogcocephalidae, about 60 species) are mainly deepwater lophiiforms, but some (Ogcocephalus, Halieutichthys) are regularly found in water only a few feet deep. Like frogfishes, they walk on the bottom using their pectoral fins. Batfishes are awkward swimmers and, when disturbed, tend to bury themselves…
• 
  anglerfish
  …are divided into four groups: batfish, goosefish, frogfish, and deep-sea angler.…

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Batfish
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Alternative Title: Ogcocephalidae

Batfish, any of about 60 species of fishes of the family Ogcocephalidae (order Lophiiformes), found in warm and temperate seas. Batfishes have broad, flat heads and slim bodies and are covered with hard lumps and spines. Some species have an elongated, upturned snout. Batfishes grow at most about 36 cm (14 inches) long. They are poor swimmers and usually walk on the bottom on thickened, limblike pectoral and pelvic fins. Most live in the deep sea, but some inhabit shallow water.


Galapagos, or red-lipped, batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini)
© Stephen Frink/WaterHouse
Batfishes are members of the group known as anglerfish and are equipped with a “fishing pole,” tipped with a fleshy “bait” to lure prey close enough to be eaten. The apparatus is located above the small mouth and, unlike that of other anglers, can be drawn into recess when not in use.


pancake batfish
Pancake batfish (Halieutichthys aculeatus).
NOAA Photo Library
This article was most recently revised and updated by Richard Pallardy, Research Editor.
LEARN MORE in these related Britannica articles:

• 
  paracanthopterygian: Ecology and behaviour
  The batfishes (Ogcocephalidae, about 60 species) are mainly deepwater lophiiforms, but some (Ogcocephalus, Halieutichthys) are regularly found in water only a few feet deep. Like frogfishes, they walk on the bottom using their pectoral fins. Batfishes are awkward swimmers and, when disturbed, tend to bury themselves…
• 
  anglerfish
  …are divided into four groups: batfish, goosefish, frogfish, and deep-sea angler.…

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gracias amigo good info

 

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I miss watching Tiger at the top of his game.

 

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