Deep-sea Lanternfish in Coral Sea feeding and spawning frenzy

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Deep-sea Lanternfish in Coral Sea feeding and spawning frenzy

October 13, 2011 - 19:15
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Lanternfish, or myctophids, characterised by their patterns of light organs that produce bioluminescence of blue-green light, are one of the most common types of fish in the open ocean, living in the deep sea to depths of 1000 m, with some 250 different species.

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