Description: English: Prickly anglerfish (Himantolophus appelii), a footballfish. This is a preserved female specimen with a lure, a glowing rod which resembles a small squid, used to attract other fish and squid as food. On display at Melbourne Museum, Australia. Date: 1 December 2013, 15:13:53. Source: Own work. Author: Canley. Camera location37° 48′ 11.71″ S, 144° 58′ 16.18″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth-37.803253; 144.971161.
Description: English: Himantolophus appelii (NZ) - lateral view : Prickly anglerfish, 1875, by Frank Edward Clarke. Purchased 1921. Te Papa (1992-0035-2278/79). Original image modified by Rawpixel. Date: 1875. Source: https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1243004. Author: Frank Edward Clarke (1849–1899) . . Description: scientific illustrator, scientist and ichthyologist. Date of birth/death: 1849 1 July 1899 . Location of birth: Suffolk. Authority control: : Q20683957. creator QS:P170,Q20683957. Permission(Reusing this file): No Known Copyright Restriction. : This derivative work has been modified from the original image by cropping, minor retouching, or other minor changes. These changes are ineligible for copyright and therefore this image remains available under the same terms as the original image. A valid license tag must accompany this tag or the image may be deleted. Deutsch | English | suomi | magyar | italiano | македонски | polski | sicilianu | +/−.