Deep-sea Hatchetfish #1 is a photograph by Danté Fenolio which was uploaded on June 12th, 2013.
Deep-sea Hatchetfish #1
Argyropelecus aculeatus, a deep sea hatchetfish, has photophores along the lower side of its body. These produce a dim blue light. A predator looking... more
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Deep-sea Hatchetfish #1
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Danté Fenolio
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Argyropelecus aculeatus, a deep sea hatchetfish, has photophores along the lower side of its body. These produce a dim blue light. A predator looking upward from below might see the fish silhouetted by the dim light from the ocean's surface but the counterillumination conceals the fish. This individual was captured in a trawl between 700 meters depth and the surface in the Gulf of Mexico, 2011.
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June 12th, 2013
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