Flashlight fish [Astronesthes illuminatus]
Description
The flashlight fish is a species of barbeled dragonfish. It has a long, slender body with a large mouth and sharp teeth. Its most distinguishing feature is its photophores, which it can use to produce light in the dark depths of the ocean.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Fish
Actinopterygii
|
| Order |
Dragonfishes
Stomiiformes
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| Family |
Barbeled Dragonfishes
Stomiidae
|
| Genus |
Astronesthes
Astronesthes
|