Coffinfishe

Coffinfishes are flabby bottom-dwelling fishes that occur in deep waters around the world. They can walk along the seafloor on short leg-like fins. These fish often come up in the nets swollen into a ball. Like the pufferfishes, they can swallow large amounts of water to inflate themselves, presumably making it harder for predators to bite into them. The lateral line system (a series of sensory pores that can detect vibrations and chemicals) is very obvious on their smooth bodies. Coffinfishes have a small lure on their head (like their anglerfish relatives), consisting of a short rod and a small glowing bulb at the tip used to lure its prey. The eyes of the fresh fish are speckled with iridescent green looking like a pair of spectacular opals. Our animals are around 20-30 cm long.

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