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Benthosema glaciale, the glacier lanternfish, is one of the most abundant mesopelagic fish in the North Atlantic and a major contributor to the deep scattering layer. It possesses photophores and undertakes diel vertical migration, ascending toward the surface at night to feed. The species is prey f...
Myctophum punctatum, commonly known as the spotted lanternfish, is a species of mesopelagic marine fish belonging to the family Myctophidae. It inhabits the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, undertaking vast daily vertical migrations to feed near the surface at night. Like other lanternfis...
The California headlightfish, Diaphus theta, is a lanternfish found in the North Pacific, including waters off western North America. Like other members of the family Myctophidae, it has light-producing organs called photophores arranged in species-specific patterns, including prominent luminous str...
Electrona risso is a mesopelagic lanternfish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean named after naturalist Giovanni Antonio Risso and is ecologically important in marine food webs.
The metallic lanternfish (family Myctophidae) is a mesopelagic species with iridescent scales that undertakes diel vertical migrations as part of the deep scattering layer.
The patchwork lanternfish is a mesopelagic member of family Myctophidae identified by its distinctive patch-like arrangement of bioluminescent photophores across the body.
The pygmy lanternfish is one of the smallest members of family Myctophidae, notable for its diminutive size and contribution to deep-sea carbon cycling through diel vertical migration.
