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Angler Fish Research Paper
Lophius Piscatorius

(Anglerfish)

The anglerfish is proof that animals can live in the extreme. After you read this, you will have learned the angler fish's habitat description, anatomy, diet, adaptations reproduction, and specialty. After that we will have some closing notes and a bibliography. Click on the links to go to the web sites and find out more. Let's get started!

In this paragraph, you will learn the habitat description.

The anglerfish lives in the deep ocean, over 2000 feet down. It can not only live in salt water but also fresh water, and where it lives it is 35.6degrees fahrenheit!

In this paragraph, you will learn about the anglerfish’s anatomy. Ready? Okay. you know the little glow thing on it’s head? That is actually a spine extension! And female and male have a significant size difference: the males are tiny and the females are the large ones! And both the female and the male anglerfish have sharp teeth, but the males use their teeth for a different
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Ready? Okay, i’ll wait for you to come back from your drink from the fountain. You're back already?! That was quick. Begin. There isn’t much to tell about the anglerfish’s diet. It will eat clams, other fish, crustaceans, and marine snails. And when i said other fish, i meant almost any fish.

In this paragraph, you will learn how anglerfish have adapted to their habitat. Ready? Start. The female anglerfish have a glow thing on their head to attract prey. Since it’s hard to find food in the deep ocean, anglerfish have expanding mouths/bodies to store food for long periods. They have no air holes, and since it's so salty, they have low salt levels in their bodies.

In this paragraph, i will tell you about the reproductive cycle. Ready? Begin. First, the male fuses with the female. then, he pretty much disintegrates. Then, the female has jelly eggs. The eggs float around until it

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