deepsea angler

Linophryne arborifera

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth66–1,829 m
Water temperature23–29 °C
Best monthsAugust and September
How commonRare

Photo credit: (c) Tambja, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

About this species

Linophryne arborifera, one of the species referred to as the bearded seadevil, or alternatively the illuminated netdevil, is a deep-sea anglerfish of the family Linophrynidae, found in the bathypelagic zone of tropical and subtropical oceans. Like all ceratioids, the female is significantly larger than parasitic male.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Linophryne arborifera”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 4 records
March: 4 records
April: 1 records
May: 2 records
June: 4 records
July: 3 records
August: 7 records
September: 5 records
October: 0 records
November: 1 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 66–1,829 m · Deepest record: 2,868 m

50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 1 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140–150 m: 0 records
150–160 m: 2 records
160+ m: 22 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C

22–24 °C: 23 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 6 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

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Names and classification

English: deepsea angler, Deepsea Anglerfish

Other scientific names: Linophryne arborifer, Linophryne eupogon

Similar species

Bearded Angler
Linophryne densiramus
Headlight Angler
Linophryne indica
Ghostly seadevil
Haplophryne mollis

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
71 open-data records from 1929 to 2000.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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