Batfish vs. Anglerfish

Batfish vs. Anglerfish — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Batfish and Anglerfish

Batfishnoun

Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae

Anglerfishnoun

Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which hve an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.

Batfishnoun

Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.

Anglerfishnoun

fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey

Batfishnoun

bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins

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