Creature of the day: The Anglerfish 🐟🐠 The anglerfish are ray-finned fish in the order Lophiiformes (/ˌlɒfiɪˈfɔːrmiːz/). Both the order's common and scientific name comes from the characteristic mode of predation, in which a modified dorsal fin ray acts as a lure for prey (akin to a human angler, and likened to a crest or "lophos"). The modified fin ray, with the very tip being the esca and the length of the structure of the illicium, is adapted to attract specific prey items across the famili