Deep-Sea Anglerfish and Other Fearsome Fish

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How does the deep-sea anglerfish attract its prey?

What is a blobfish?

How have creatures adapted to live in the deep sea?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in Deep-Sea Anglerfish and Other Fearsome Fish.

Each title in Creatures of the Deep looks at unique and fascinating sea creatures. Learn...

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Overview

How does the deep-sea anglerfish attract its prey?

What is a blobfish?

How have creatures adapted to live in the deep sea?

Find out the answers to these questions and more in Deep-Sea Anglerfish and Other Fearsome Fish.

Each title in Creatures of the Deep looks at unique and fascinating sea creatures. Learn about the natural history and adaptations of these exotic species. And become more ecologically aware as you discover the issues and conservation effects surrounding these deep-sea animals.

Features of the series:

thrilling deep-sea images and colorful illustrations.

high-interest fact boxes

full glossary and further resources section.

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Editorial Reviews

Children's Literature - Judy Crowder
Imagine this: you are a small fish, squid or shellfish in the Midnight Zone (up to 13,100 feet deep) of the ocean. The water is very cold and it's too dark to see. Suddenly you spy a wiggling, glowing form. Is it a snack? You are about to feed when—whoosh!—you become the snack instead, being pulled into the mouth of a deep sea anglerfish and there's no way out. Even the anglerfish's teeth curve inward, trapping its prey. This book, part of the "Creatures of the Deep" series, explains that an anglerfish, known for the fishing pole-like ray on its snout, is very good at angling or catching its prey in its dark, cold habitat. Anglerfish have many advantages: they aren't picky eaters, so they will eat anything that comes along and is attracted to their bioluminescent lure. They also typically have big mouths, round bodies and, instead of scales, have thin, blotchy skin that sometimes has spikes or bumps. Though most of the one hundred sixty types of anglerfish are small, they are formidable! One interesting fact about these fish is the role of the much smaller males that attach themselves to females and become parasites "on hand" to fertilize the females' eggs. The well-illustrated book also features five more kinds of anglerfish as well as other "fearsome" (author's word) fish: the huge wolfish that can eat anything with a shell, the fangtooth fish that has the biggest teeth—fangs—in the ocean, plus the aptly-named blobfish. Easy-to-understand text also includes information on life in the deep ocean, ways humans study deep sea life, and how overfishing and climate change all threaten these fish. Up-to-date information about how the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could affect even deep sea habitats is included. This book contains a glossary, index, book and website lists. Reviewer: Judy Crowder
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781410942029
  • Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree
  • Publication date: 7/15/2011
  • Series: Creatures of the Deep
  • Pages: 32
  • Sales rank: 546,167
  • Age range: 8 - 12 Years
  • Lexile: 870L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 7.50 (w) x 10.20 (h) x 0.20 (d)

Table of Contents

Devils of the Deep 4

Teeth, Teeth, and More Teeth 6

Time to Eat 8

Bizarre Breeding 10

Deep-Sea Anglerfish Roll Call 12

The Vicious Viperfish 14

The Wolffish 16

The Frightening Fangtooth Fish 18

The Blobfish 20

Life in the Deep 22

Exploring Deep Waters 24

Too Much Fishing 26

Deep Sea in Danger 28

Glossary 30

Find Out More 31

Index 32

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