Antennarioidei
Lophioidei
Ogcocephalioidei
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Anglerfish are bony fish in the order Lophiiformes, named for their characteristic mode of predation, wherein a fleshy growth from the fish's head (the esca) acts as a lure; this is considered analogous to angling.
Anglerfish are both pelagic and benthic fishes of the abyss (e.g. Ceratiidae) and the continental shelf (e.g. the frogfishes Antennariidae and the monkfish/goosefish Lophiidae) respectively. Pelagic forms are most laterally compressed whereas the benthic forms are often extremely dorse-ventrally compressed (depressed) often with large upward pointing mouths.