Search: bioluminescence
Concepts
WorldViperfish
Deep-sea fish with fang-like teeth and bioluminescent lures in the genus Chauliodus.Other · Open ocean · 1801
WorldStoplight loosejaw
Deep-sea dragonfish that hunts with invisible red light.Shark · Deep sea · 1848
WorldMarine hatchetfish
Small deep-sea fish with a distinctive compressed body shape and bioluminescent camouflage.Other · Open ocean
WorldAtlantic footballfish
Deep-sea anglerfish with a glowing lureOther · Open ocean · 1837
WorldThaumatichthys
A genus of deep-sea anglerfish with a unique internal lure and hinged jaws.Shark · Deep sea · 1908
WorldStareater
Small deep-sea fish with a red glowing lureOther · Deep sea
WorldBarreleye
Deep-sea fish with tubular eyes and a light-producing anusOther · Open ocean
WorldBristlemouths
A family of abundant deep-sea fish with bioluminescent organs and bristle-like teeth.Other · Open ocean
WorldLanternfish
Small bioluminescent mesopelagic fish found in oceans worldwide.Other · Open ocean
WorldAnglerfish
Ray-finned fish using a modified dorsal fin ray as a lure to catch prey.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1829
WorldHumpback anglerfish
Deep-sea black seadevil with a glowing lureOther · Open ocean · 1863
WorldPelican eel
A deep-sea eel with a massive hinged jaw and ultra-black skin found in all oceans.Eel · Deep sea
WorldTriplewart seadevil
A deep-sea anglerfish with extreme sexual dimorphism and parasitic males.Other · Deep sea · 1883
WorldSloane's viperfish
Deep-sea dragonfish with huge teeth and light organsOther · Open ocean · 1801
WorldBlack dragonfish
Deep-sea fish with infrared light and stalked larval eyesOther · Open ocean
WorldPacific blackdragon
Deep-sea fish with light-absorbing skin and a glowing chin lure.Other · Open ocean
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Viperfish: NOAA Ocean Exploration, Voyage to the Ridge 2022, Public domain, source
- Stoplight loosejaw: Rafael Bañón, CC BY 3.0, source
- Marine hatchetfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Atlantic footballfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Thaumatichthys: see above, Public domain, source
- Stareater: Peter Marriott, Public domain, source
- Barreleye: S. Johnsen (Duke Uni.) for courtesy of photos, J. Hlidberg for courtes, CC BY 4.0, source
- Bristlemouths: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Lanternfish: Emma Kissling, Public domain, source
- Anglerfish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Humpback anglerfish: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pelican eel: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Triplewart seadevil: Dr Tony Ayling, CC BY-SA 1.0, source
- Sloane's viperfish: Gervais et Boulart, Public domain, source
- Black dragonfish: GM. Woodward, Public domain, source
- Pacific blackdragon: Unknown author, Public domain, source