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Lanterneye Fishes
Anomalopidae
Anomalopidae (lanterneye fishes or flashlight fishes) are a family of beryciform 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 prey, and evade predators.
6 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Photoblepharon
genusPhotoblepharon
Anomalops
genusAnomalops
Protoblepharon
genusProtoblepharon
Kryptophanaron
genusKryptophanaron
Phthanophaneron
genusPhthanophaneron
Parmops
genusParmops
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 85582.