Idiacanthus atlanticus
Published on Mar 21, 2016
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Better known as the Black Dragonfish.
Photo by BioDivLibrary
Zone and map of ocean it lives in.
This magnificent creature lives at depths of 6000ft., but goes up at night to depths of 250ft. It lives in the Arctic waters.
Photo by pennstatenews
Physical Adaptations
- Has a photophore under it's chin
- Small size
- Black coloring of womanhood
Photo by Leeds Museums and Galleries
Behavioral Adaptations
- Lures it's prey
- Goes up at night to sunlight zone for more abundance of food
- Uses an ambush tecniquec
Photo by Reigh LeBlanc
Interesting Facts
- Only the females have fangs, black coloration, a photophore, and a functional gut. The male only lives long enough to mate.
- It lives at an average temp. of 41 degreess Fahrenheit( 5 degreess celsius.)
Photo by Éole
Some negative impacts are...
Fishing nets, and the lack of food caused by overfishing.
Photo by Clément Belleudy
But there's good news...
put limits on how many fish or what fish someone could catch, and to use fishing nets as a backup plan only. Just in case.
Photo by taberandrew
And now here come the photos!
Photo by martinak15
