The word for "fish" and "ān" is "鮟"(ān).
The "monk" (ān) is a European and American sea fish of the order Podocnemis, with a large, flat head that is often half-buried in the mud and sand, and moves a lure on its head and some fleshy appendages around its mouth to lure and swallow other fish.
The fish belongs to the anglerfish family, and its official Chinese name is deep-sea anglerfish, but many people call it lanternfish. This deep-sea fish looks a little strange, its round body looks like a basketball, and from its big mouth, it seems to be easy to swallow a basketball into. Its large mouth has long, sharp fangs, which give the fish its western name of "Black Devil", but despite its ferocious appearance, the Deep Sea Monkfish only grows to about 5 inches (12.7 centimeters). They have the following characteristics:
They have no ribs, so their stomachs can be so large that they can eat fish larger than themselves;
Their teeth are strong and inwardly barbed, so that prey that enters their mouths cannot escape;
They do not have gill slits, but have gill holes in their mouths, which are located just below the bases of their pectoral fins;
The pectoral fins are often covered with fleshy stalks, which allow them to crawl on the seafloor;
The pectoral fins are usually fleshy, and can be used for crawling. They can crawl on the sea floor;
Deep-sea anglerfish are generally black, while shallow-sea ones are more brightly colored, often conforming to their environment as a protective color.
Both the Chinese name "lanternfish" and the English name "deep-sea angler" derive from its long, specialized spine and a light-emitting organ at its tip, which, like many deep-sea fishes, is used to attract small fish. Small fish are attracted to this "lure" by swinging it back and forth like a fishing rod, flashing it constantly, and once the prey is attracted close enough to the "lure", the "angler" swallows the fish with its Once the prey is attracted close enough to the "bait", the "angler" swallows it with its big powerful jaws.