Sentence examples for flashlight fish from inspiring English sources
noun
Any of various fishes with large bioluminescent organs, mostly in the family .
Hendry, T. A., de Wet, J. R., Dougan, K. E. & Dunlap, P. V. Genome evolution in the obligate but environmentally active luminous symbionts of flashlight Fish.
The one real weakness is that with only a few exceptions — like the tanks of blinking "splitfin flashlight fish" found in deep reefs of the South Pacific — this is not an exhibition of specimens but of simulations.
The show was produced by flashlight fish and if we weren't constrained by the amount of air in our scuba tanks I could have floated and stared into the cave and watched all night.
From the droopy blobfish (shown here), to the terrifying Fangtooth fish, to the hypnotizing flashlight fish, the ocean's deep is a circus of curious characters.
Flashlight fish, also called lantern-eye fish, any of three species of fishes in the family Anomalopidae (order Beryciformes), characterized by the presence of luminescent organs just below the eye.
The well-known flashlight fishes (Photoblepharon) of Indonesia possess large light organs beneath the eyes.
A flashlight, a fishing knife, a pair of leather gloves, and a hunting vest packed with shells contributed further atmosphere to this curious still-life.
Later, when cleaning those fish for supper by flashlight, I realized that my last catch was a white perch of over two pounds.
As spellbound tourists look on, buyers use flashlights to peer inside the gutted fish, rolling samples of meat between their fingers.
This study showed them switching from a narrow to a wide beam of sound - "like adjusting a flashlight" - as they homed in on a fish.
Small boats called lampara set out on the blackest of nights, traditionally during a waning moon, and shine flashlights into the water to attract the fish to their nets.
