illuminated netdevil
linophryne arborifera latin

Linophryne arborifera, or illuminated netdevil, is an anglerfish of the family Linophrynidae, found in all tropical and subtropical oceans at depths below 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in the Bathyal zone.

The literal translation is Linophryne arborifera, which is Greek for "tree-bearing flax-toad."

A 77-mm female Linophryne arborifera, with a 15-mm parasitic male, was observed to have numerous eggs embedded in a gelatinous mass (the so-called "egg raft" or "veil," a reproductive device characteristic of all lophiiform fishes) protruding from the genital opening; the eggs, 0.6-0.8mm in diameter, are among the largest known for any ceratioid.