Sujet

Atlantic footballfish, Himantolophus groenlandicus

Légende

Atlantic footballfish, Himantolophus groenlandicus. Female with modified ray on the head making a "fishing-rod", tipped with a lure on a central luminous bulb. It uses this to attract smaller fish in the dark abyss. Composite image. Portugal

Date

11 déc. 2017

Crédit

Photo12/dpa-pa/NHPA/Avalon

Notre référence

DPA21A00_102

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

36,6Mo (617,1Ko) / 31,0cm x 29,6cm / 3661 x 3491 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Sea Abyssal anglerfish animal animals aquatic B5081 Commercial fish copy space Deep Sea deepsea deep sea fish fauna fish Fishes food fish horizontal marine nature NHP ocean oceanic Oceans salt water fish Salt water fishes SCI sea animal sea life seas Undersea underwater vertical WILDLIFE Atlantic Football-Fish D-68257 Darkness world Deep Sea creature atlantic footballfish himantolophus groenlandicus man-gobbler Fishes Sea