They "walk" about 130-feet down looking for prey, which they attract with the extra-long spine on their dorsal fin ... fish and invertebrates. The red-lipped batfish doesn't have any known ...

Yet their most bizarre feature is their fishing rod-like illicium, a modified dorsal spine tipped ... ward off predators. Another fin located in the middle of its body helps the fish remain ...

DESCRIPTION: Threespine sticklebacks average about two inches in length, with three spines in front of the dorsal fin and no bony ... eggs and fry from predators. Incubation time averages six to eight ...

RANGE: A small portion of the upper Santa Clara River drainage in Los Angeles County and the San Antonio Creek drainage in Santa Barbara County THREATS: Urban development, pollution, mining, predation ...