Fish hell - it really is some kind of hell!Hence the name.Her appearance should not be considered attractive: a huge head and broad flattened from top to bottom and is more than half the length of the entire body of the fish;forward the lower jaw exposed, and the top - pull-out;a huge mouth, it has a strong and sharp teeth.
pectoral fins that there is a fairly broad and capable of making strange rotational movement.When the fish-features crawl on the ground, they are indispensable supports.The body of the creature completely naked and covered with numerous skin growths that have a chocolate brown color.Below it - white.But the most striking feature of this monster is its awesome dorsal fin.The first ray of the fin is moved slightly forward - directly to the jaw of fish, turning into a kind of rod.Here is the fish monkfish!
Angler
It is thanks to a peculiar kind of dorsal fin fish the angler called.I wonder what the "rod" on the end of a certain thickening of spherical shape (or blade), which features sea lure their prey.
Habitat
Since our features nicknamed the sea, the main venue of its habitat are just the sea: fish is found in the coastal waters of the Atlantic, stretching from the Barents Sea to the Gulf of Guinea.Swim fish traits at depths from 50 to 250 meters.
Lifestyle
lion's share of his time is to create a holding on the bottom.It hides and waits for its prey.Monkfish - fish (photo 1, 2, 3) relatively large size - up to 2 meters in length and weighing more than 20 kilos!Furthermore, it is capable of drastically changing its color by surrounding objects, in this case - under the ground.
Hunting
Waiting for their prey monkfish is absolutely motionless.He is quite capable to hold their breath, making inhale-exhale after 2 minutes.As mentioned above, the bait is a thickening of the production at the end of his "rod."Should a potential victim to approach this bait is immediately a huge mouth opens and monkfish, absorbing the victim instantly closes.You even can not imagine how this happens at lightning speed!
Diet
menu for this being is: flounder, cod, sand lance, sculpins, rays, eels and even large vertebrate animals - crabs.From time to time fish devil rises into the water, eating mackerel, herring, and even waterfowl.Interestingly, the recent attack on the sometimes end in tears for our "devils": anglers are often killed because they choke on too large prey.Perhaps it comes from greed ...
Reproduction
spawning these fish passes in great depth, but their eggs are much lighter than water, so always float to the surface.It is here that there are larvae that start to eat hard, grow rapidly and slowly sink until they return to their "homeland" - in the unexplored depths.These are amazing creatures living on our planet!
