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Panama Lightfish

Vinciguerria lucetia

Classification

Vinciguerria lucetia is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the genus Vinciguerria known by the common name Panama lightfish. It is a small bioluminescent fish, with two rows of tiny photophores along its body. It is very abundant in the tropical Indo-Pacific where it makes large vertical migrations each day.

Distribution

Bergman L, Montenegro J, Seid C, Bachtel T, Mann F, Thuesen E, Lindsay D, Drazen J · CC BY
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Mexico · 317United States of America · 310