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Flashlight Fish
Photoblepharon steinitzi
The flashlight fish (Photoblepharon steinitzi) is a species of saltwater anomalopid fish of the order Beryciformes. It is native to the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea where it is found near coral reefs. It is small at only 11.0 cm (4.3 in) in length, and relatively stout compared to other members of its family. It has a mostly solid black body, with the exception of white discoloration around its pectoral fins and a lateral line of...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 459433.