Flashlight fish (Anomalops katoptron). The torch-like organ can be seen under its eye. (D. Gruber, 2019) (CN) – While most fish tend to disperse in dark waters, scientists have discovered flashlight ...

Many people just found out that flashlight fish exist, thanks to the viral tweet below. The glowing fish have lights under their eyes that blink on and off. But it turns out that there’s even more ...

This species of flashlight fish, Anomalops katoptron, is about the size of an index finger and is found in the western and central Pacific Ocean. The glowing light is created by bacteria the ...

Flashlight fish use their bioluminescent organs to school at night - and only a few need actively flash to maintain the group, according to a study published August 14, 2019 in the open-access journal ...

If you're hunting for food on a pitch-black night, it helps to bring a flashlight. That's exactly how reef-dwelling Anomalops katoptron fish find and gobble up their planktonic prey, German scientists ...

Flashlight fish have the ability to generate situation-specific blink patterns resembling a visual Morse code. Researchers have shown in laboratory and field experiments that the animals use these ...

The flashlight fish uses bioluminescent light to detect and feed on its planktonic prey, according to a study published February 8, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jens Hellinger from Ruhr ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Liz writes about the ocean and its protection. A new discovery sets these flashlight fish apart from many other bioluminescent ...