Lexic.us

Definition of Flashlight fish

1. Noun. Fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye.

2. Noun. Fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico.

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Literary usage of Flashlight fish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"Beyond them swim coelacanths, ancient deep-sea fish long thought extinct, and "flashlight fish" with large light organs under their eyes to help find food ..."

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