Angler fish skeleton in rectangular glass

his otherworldly skeleton isn’t a movie prop — it’s the real skeleton of an anglerfish, commonly known as a monkfish.
These abyssal predators use a bioluminescent lure, an extended dorsal spine atop their heads, to attract prey in the pitch-black depths.
What you’re seeing is the result of an incredibly meticulous osteological preparation, revealing the astonishing structure of the fish:
– an oversized jaw armed with two rows of needle-sharp teeth,
– delicate fan-shaped fin rays,
– and a prominent dorsal spine, the skeletal trace of its glowing fishing rod.
Housed in a rectangular glass dome on a brass base, this piece is a cross between marine biology and anatomical sculpture — as much about deep-sea adaptation as it is about ethereal beauty.
A silent masterpiece of marine osteology, both fragile and ferociously precise.