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media type="youtube" key="XUVerZsbYiw" width="585" height="323" The Angler fish is a bony fish that live predominantly in the deep parts of the ocean. The fish is named for their characteristic method of predation. It has three long filaments sprouting from the middle of the head. The Angler fish is also known as Melanocetus johnsoni, and has a ferocious ugly appearance. Females eat small fish and shrimp also feed on small squids, turtles, crustaceans, arrow worms and even sea birds. The Angler Fish is an unusual species that almost always lives at the bottom of the ocean. It is a carnivore, and thus feeds off of other fish in the sea. The Angler Fish lures its prey in with a piece of flesh that illuminates the dark ocean waters. Kingdom -Animalia-it means that its a animal Phylum-Chordata - this means it has a spine Class-Actinopterygii-means a bony fish Subclass-Neopterygii-is a group of fish Infraclass-Teleostei-ray finned fishes **Order-Lophiiformes-**