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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

School is in session 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...