#lanternfish

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

How far can you swim? Every evening, lanternfish swim up from a depth of 300-1500 m (980-4,920 ft) to feed on zooplankton at the surface of the ocean. This is quite the impressive feat considering that the change in pressure is as much as 50 atmospheres and the temperature can change up to 20°C (36°F); all this compounded by the fact that largest lanternfish is only 30 cm (11.81 in) long!

(Image: A spinycheek lanternfish (Benthosema fibulatum) by Scott and Jeanette Johnson)

[am4ura]

Mermay 2025 - Day 1 🫧🐟

Hoshino Ichika - Lantern fish

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Myctophum punctatum aka Lanternfish are small mesopelagic fish of the large family Myctophidae. Lanternfishes are aptly named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.

[noneuclideanchip]

I made a funny guy

[sundove88]

MerMay Day 16- Gwen (Total Drama Island)

Day 16 gives us Gwen from Total Drama Island!

I based her tail off of a Lanternfish, hence the white dots!

And plus, they’re deep sea fish, so there’s that!

[twotriickhoofbea2t]

Luminous!

[ormspryde]

A set of stickers based on those deep sea fish I drew in Aseprite a while back.

Available here

[ID: A sticker set of various deep sea fish done mostly in varying shades of teal. Fish include the black swallower, the barreleye, the anglerfish, the gulper eel, the frilled shark, and the lanternfish. There's a ruler along the left side for scale. /ID]

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

Daily fish fact #436

Lanternfish!

They’re named after the light-emitting organs, photophores, all over their bodies! Photophore arrangement is specific to the species of lanternfish, and sometimes a single species might have photophore variation between the sexes! It is believed that photophores help lanternfish with communication and camouflage, allowing the fish to blend with the light coming from above them!

[i-am-a-giant-siphonophore]

lanternfish!

lanternfish are bioluminescent deep sea fish!

the light is produced by tiny organs called photophores

there are over two hundred different species of lanternfish in many deep oceans of the world!

lanternfish make up over 65% of the deep sea’s biomass

they live in large schools and during the night they come up closer to the surface in search of food

there’s one species of lanternfish unable to produce light!

these guys are so cool i love them :)