ReproductionThe Angler Fish uses sexual reproduction to create offspring, but in a very unusual way. The small male attaches to the larger female, and over time its tissues morph to become a part of the female's body. The male lives attached to the female, nourished by her blood. The female extrudes her eggs from the body in a gelatinous sac which absorbs the sperm released by the male. Once fertilized, the eggs float up and hatch, and the offspring eventually migrate back down to the deep sea.
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