Borophryne apogon, the netdevil or greedy seadevil, is a species of leftvent anglerfish known today from the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean off the Central American coast.

A fossil specimen of this species has been found in the Los Angeles Basin dating back to the Late Miocene, some eight million years ago.

[5] The holotype was collected by the Danish research vessel Dana and the type locality was given as the Gulf of Panama at 7°15'N, 78°54'W from a depth of around 1,700 m (5,600 ft).

Its use may date as far back as Aristotle and Cicero, who referred to anglerfishes as "fishing-frogs" and "sea-frogs", respectively, possibly because of their resemblance to frogs and toads.

The specific name, apogon, means "without a beard" an allusion to the lack of a hyoid barbel, which is present in the leftvent genus Linophryne.

[10] A fossil of Borophryne apogon and one of the closely related headlight angler (Linophryne indica) were found in Late Miocene laminated deposits in the eastern sector of the Puente Formation, California, during construction of a metro line subway station in Los Angeles.