Habitat
Angler Fish are deep sea animals, meaning that they live deep below the surface of the ocean, often a mile or more down. At these depths, water pressure is extremely high, enough to kill any surface or shallow water fish instantly. Scientists can only observe the animal with deep sea submarines in its natural habitat, making it very hard to study. Angler Fish, along with other deep sea fishes, cannot swim to the surface. The change in pressure would kill them, much as a human swimming to their depths would die.
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