Prince Axel’s Wonder Fish
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| phylum | Chordata | Thaumatichthys axeli is a bottom-dwelling deep-sea anglerfish. It lives at a depth of around 3,600 meters (in the abyssal zone), deeper than any other member of the family Thaumatichthys. As with other members of the family, they possess a distinctive forked light organ inside their mouth, which they use to lure prey. Large, curved teeth "fringe the upper jaw like a comb". Specimens have been founding measuring up to about 50 cm.
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| class | Actinopterygii | |
| order | Lophiiformes | |
| family | Thaumatichthyidae | |
| genus | Thaumatichthys | |
| species | T. axeli |
