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Flashlight Fish-- Photoblepharon palpebratus - uses the light to signal to others, startle predators, and find small animals to feed on
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The Flashlight Fish has a handy light emanating organ that it uses to see in the darkness. It's also very effective in deterring predators from eating them.
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39. Splitfin flashlight fish: 'This small fish has an extraordinary ability to illuminate the inky darkness of an underwater cave by flashing bright lights beneath its eyes.' Read more in 100 Bizarre Animals www.bradtguides.com
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The Flashlight Fish has a handy light emanating organ that it uses to see in the darkness. It's also very effective in deterring predators from eating them.
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![FLASHLIGHT FISH Photoblepharon palpebratus©courtneyplatt From the Photographer: At 100 feet on a vertical wall at night [in Grand Cayman], my buddy and I turned off our dive lights and scanned the millions of bioluminescent lights for pairs that moved in unison… that would be a flashlight fish! Approaching with lights still off until I was very close I suddenly stunned the light sensitive fish with my lights, caught it in my left hand as it made for a hole in the reef and shot with right Flashlight Fish, Light Fish, Life Under The Sea, Freshwater Aquarium Fish, Tropical Beauty, Water Creatures, Animals Photography, Ocean Fish, Ocean Fishing](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2F474x%2F51%2Fe7%2Ffa%2F51e7fadb461dc8de9e65a15d8e85671e.jpg&q=12&output=webp&max-age=110)
FLASHLIGHT FISH Photoblepharon palpebratus©courtneyplatt From the Photographer: At 100 feet on a vertical wall at night [in Grand Cayman], my buddy and I turned off our dive lights and scanned the millions of bioluminescent lights for pairs that moved in unison… that would be a flashlight fish! Approaching with lights still off until I was very close I suddenly stunned the light sensitive fish with my lights, caught it in my left hand as it made for a hole in the reef and shot with…
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Bacterial Glow ▪ Flashlight fish
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