The Deep Sea Angler is a giant anglerfish which is rarely encountered in underwater ravines. The deep sea angler is a giant, dark-colored fish with blank orange eyes and huge white teeth. The deep sea angler's maw is large enough to swallow the player whole. When the deep sea angler swallows a player or mob, they will be unable to move and will be dealt 3 damage (
) every second (2 () damage on easy); The angler also has a ramming attack that deals 7 damage (), 6 damage on normal, or 5 damage on easy.
If the deep sea angler receives 10 damage () it will spit out any victim it's biting, along with some air bubble entities that can be breathed to replenish air. The deep sea angler has 65 health (x32+). On death, the deep sea angler roars before disappearing into smoke, then drops a large amount of EXP and a cluster of rare fishing drops.
The deep sea angler will attack other ocean mobs it encounters as well as the player, but will avoid pufferfish, guardians, and elder guardians due to their spikes. Similarly, wearing armor with the spikes enchantment while fighting the deep sea angler is a good strategy.