How Long Have Angler Fish Been Around?

How Long Have Angler Fish Been Around? Evolution. A mitochondrial genome phylogenetic study suggested the anglerfishes diversified in a short period of the early to mid-Cretaceous, between 130 and 100 million years ago. Can anglerfish eat humans? “Sometimes they’re caught and they have whole fish in their stomachs. If you touch the stomachs, it’s quite