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The anglerfish attracts prey with a light it produces on the tip of its tail.

Why it is true

The anglerfish has a rod on its head with a luminous tip, not on its tail. The light is produced by bioluminescent bacteria that live in symbiosis with the fish and attract prey in the darkness of the deep sea.

Source: Nature

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