#splitfin flashlight fish

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Daily fish fact #841

Splitfin flashlight fish!

They house symbiotic bioluminescent bacteria in two light organs right below the eyes! They can blink their lights up to 90 times per minute, but seem to blink less times with longer blinks when they locate zooplankton, which implies they may use their light organs to detect prey.

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splitfin flashlight fish

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