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Fish were observed floating inverted completely motionless with the illicium hanging down stiffly in a slight arch in front of the fish. The illicium was hanging over small visible burrows. It was suggested this is an effort to entice prey and an example of low-energy opportunistic foraging and predation.
Anomalopidae (lanterneye fishes or flashlight fishes) are a family of fish distinguished by bioluminescent organs located underneath their eyes, for which they are named. These light organs contain luminous bacteria and can be "shut off" by the fish using either a dark lid or by being drawn into a pouch. They are used to communicate, attract ...
The splitfin flashlightfish or two-fin flashlightfish (Anomalops katoptron) is a species of schooling reef fish in the family Anomalopidae.It is found in warm waters in the central and western Pacific Ocean near reefs 200–400 m (660–1,300 ft) in depth. [1]
Flashlight fish is a common name for several fish and may refer to: Anomalopidae, a family known as the flashlight fishes, with many species referred to as flashlight fish, especially Anomalops katoptron, from the Pacific Ocean; Photoblepharon palpebratum, from the eastern Indian Ocean and the Pacific
The tripod fish or tripod spiderfish, Bathypterois grallator, is a deep-sea benthic fish in the family Ipnopidae found at lower latitudes. It is now relatively well known from photographs and submersible observations, and seems to prefer to perch on the ooze using very elongated fin rays in the tail and two pelvic fins to stand, facing upstream with the pectoral fins turned forward so the ...
Lasiognathus, the wolftrap anglerfish, is a genus of deep-sea anglerfish in the family Thaumatichthyidae, with six species known from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.. Like its sister genus Thaumatichthys, it is distinct from other anglerfish for an enormous upper jaw with premaxillaries that can be folded down to enclose the much shorter lower jaw. [1]
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Photoblepharon palpebratum (Syn. P. palpebratus), the eyelight fish or one-fin flashlightfish, is a species of saltwater anomalopid fish of the order Beryciformes.It is native to the western and central Pacific Ocean where it is found along seaward reefs close to the ocean floor, usually near rocks and corals it can use as cover.