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WorldViperfish Deep-sea fish with fang-like teeth and bioluminescent lures in the genus Chauliodus.Other · Open ocean · 1801

WorldAtlantic footballfish Deep-sea anglerfish with a glowing lureOther · Open ocean · 1837

WorldHumpback anglerfish Deep-sea black seadevil with a glowing lureOther · Open ocean · 1863

EuropeEuropean angler A bottom-dwelling Atlantic fish with a lure-tipped spine.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Viperfish: NOAA Ocean Exploration, Voyage to the Ridge 2022, Public domain, source
Atlantic footballfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Humpback anglerfish: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
European angler: User Meocrisis on de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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