Now Playing: Invasive Venomous Lionfish along Mid-Texas Coast Video shot by scientists with the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies is the first documented confirmation that a new non-native marine predator may pose a threat to the ecology of the waters along the Texas coast.
Video shot by scientists with the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies is the first documented confirmation that a new non-native marine predator may pose a threat to the ecology of the waters along the Texas coast.
With a bulbous body and spiky scales, a shaggy lure dangling from its head, and foot-like fins that it uses to walk along the seafloor, the deep-sea anglerfish Chaunacops coloratus has been filmed for the first time by researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).
A pre-historic looking creature from the deep has gotten a bad rap over the years. But as more anglers discover the merits of this meaty species, biologists are starting to take note.
