The flashlight, or lantern-eye, fish are nocturnal and have a large light organ below each eye, which they control through a rotating mechanism or by blinking.
As in pinecone fish, whose light organs are located on the lower jaw, phosphorescence comes from symbiotic luminous bacteria.
Bony fish
Flashlight fish (Anomalops katoptron - Anomalopidae)
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