flashlight fish

/ˌflæʃˈlaɪt fɪʃ/
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Definitions of flashlight fish
  1. noun
    fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye
    synonyms: Photoblepharon palpebratus
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    type of:
    acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish
    a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
  2. noun
    fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico
    synonyms: anomalops
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    type of:
    acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish
    a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
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