Solvin Zankl / Lanternfish (Lepidophanes guentheri) - deepsea species showing bioluminescence.

Solvin Zankl / Pearly lanternfish (Myctophum nitidulum), deep sea fish, from Atlantic Ocean close to Cape Verde. Captive.

Solvin Zankl / Lanternfish (Lepidophanes guentheri) - deepsea species showing bioluminescence.

David Shale / Scaly dragonfish {Stomias boa} having swallowed a Lanternfish {Myctophidae} almost as large as itself, from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Norbert Wu / Lanternfish (Lampadena luminosa) note light pores near tail which confuse predators

DOC WHITE / Metallic lanternfish, {Myctophum affine} pale dots are light-emitting organs - deep sea species specimen

David Shale / Ventral view of deep sea Lanternfish {Diaphus sp} with parasitic copepods. Atlantic