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Lophiiformes

Fish Orders

Lophiiformes is the order of ray finned fish containing the anglerfish, named for a modified dorsal fin ray used to lure prey, with its tip called the esca and the whole structure the illicium. Different anglerfish families vary in how they use this lure, reflecting a range of hunting strategies built around the same basic adaptation.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Humpback Anglerfish, Species
Source Humpback Anglerfish (Wikidata)
Photocorynus spiniceps, Species
Source Wikidata: Photocorynus spiniceps
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ206948, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Anglerfish
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source
Wikidata: Lophiiformes
Wikidata Q206948, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Humpback Anglerfish (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Humpback Anglerfish, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Photocorynus spiniceps
Parent Taxon Of: Photocorynus spiniceps, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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