John writes, “I got it because I’m studying Marine sciences with a Bio minor at Coastal Carolina University, In my junior year and things are starting to get tough. I tend to not finish things I start. This is my motivation to persist and to succeed.”

For more on the humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii), see here.

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Originally published April 5, 2009. Copyright 2009 Carl Zimmer.