lanternfish

See also: lantern fish

English

Etymology

From lantern +‎ fish.

Noun

lanternfish (plural lanternfish or lanternfishes)

  1. Any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.

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