of an angler fish, characterized by pectoral fins attached to an armlike base and a reduced dorsal fin whose first flexible ray, attached to the head, often serves as a lure
noun
any angler fish
See pediculate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pə-dĭkˈyə-lĭt, -lātˌ)
adjective
Of, relating to, or being the marine teleost fishes of the order Pediculati, characterized by pectoral fins extending from an armlike process and a dorsal fin ray that serves as a lure for prey.