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How do angler fish catch their prey?

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The male attachs itself to the female shortly after birth. It becomes sort of like a parasite, resembaling a lump of flesh on the side of the female angler fish. The male angler fish will eventually loose eye sight. The male will officially become a part of the female angler fish. When the female is ready to mate the "male" will add his sperm in order for the her to reproduce.

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The way angler fish reproduce is actually pretty cool.The female is the larger of the two.So the male bites into the female and feeds off her until they grow into them.Once they are a part of them they secrete the sperm and the female gets pregnant.The male then dies and becomes extra flesh.The female then lays eggs and after so many months they hatch.

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There are two main methods of propagation in fish. They are egglaying and livebearing. Livebearing fish carry their young for a month post fertilization and birth live fish.

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Angler fish puts their light on to lure fish in to thinking is something nice but instead it is a scary fish that will eat them

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