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Flashlight fish — Taxobox name = Flashlight Fish image width = 200px image caption = Anomalops katoptron regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Beryciformes familia = Anomalopidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Anomalops… … Wikipedia
flashlight fish — noun 1. fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye • Syn: ↑Photoblepharon palpebratus • Hypernyms: ↑spiny finned fish, ↑acanthopterygian 2. fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and… … Useful english dictionary
flashlight fish — any of several fishes, esp. Photoblepharon palpebratus, inhabiting deep, dark waters and having light organs that can be closed with a lid. [1970 75] * * * also called lantern eye fish any of three species of fishes in the family… … Universalium
Flashlight (disambiguation) — A flashlight is a portable electric spotlight.The term flashlight may also refer to:* Flash Light , a song by the band Parliament *the Yakovlev Yak 25, a Soviet military jet which NATO designates as Flashlight *flashlight fish * Flashlights , an… … Wikipedia
Diversity of fish — Fish come in many shapes and sizes. This is a sea dragon, a close relative of the seahorse. They are camouflaged to look like floating seaweed.[1][2][3] … Wikipedia
fish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. angle; pull out, dredge; solicit; search. See pursuit, desire, fish, food. II Aquatic vertebrate animal Nouns 1. fish, denizen of the deep, Pisces; anadromous, freshwater or saltwater fish, tropical … English dictionary for students
Pelagic fish — A school of large pelagic predator fish (giant trevally) sizing up a school of small pelagic prey fish (anchovies) Pelagic fish live near the surface or in the water column of coastal, ocean and lake waters, but not on the bottom of the sea or… … Wikipedia
Deep sea fish — Humpback anglerfish Deep sea fish is a term for any fish that lives below the photic zone of the ocean. The lanternfish is, by far, the most common deep sea fish. Other deep sea fish include the flashlight fish, cookiecutter shark, bristlemouths … Wikipedia
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List of fish common names — This is a list of fish common names. While some common names refer to a single species or family, others have been used for a confusing variety of different types; the articles listed here should explain the possibilities if the name is ambiguous … Wikipedia
