Abstract

Anglerfish are creatures of the deep ocean, featuring glowing lures, huge, toothy mouths and parasitic males physically attached to females. A new study finds that genomic degradation of the immune system facilitated the origin of parasitic males as anglerfishes invaded the deep zone where they experienced an adaptive radiation.

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