Thaumatichthyidae

Thaumatichthys axeli

Thaumatichthys axeli

Forked oral organ lures prey

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Small

Prince Axel's wonderfish (Thaumatichthys axeli) is a bottom-dwelling deep-sea anglerfish of the family Thaumatichthyidae. Thaumatichthys axeli lives at a depth of around 3,600 meters (in the abyssal zone), deeper than any other member of the genus Thaumatichthys. As with other members of the family, they possess a distinctive forked light organ inside their mouth, which they use to lure prey.