anomalops

A noun referring to a fish found in warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico, characterized by a luminous organ located beneath its eye.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un poisson des eaux chaudes de l'ouest de l'océan Pacifique et de Porto Rico, caractérisé par un organe lumineux situé sous l'œil.

1. Flashlight fish C2 formal scientific

   A tropical marine fish of the genus Anomalops, characterized by a bioluminescent organ located beneath each eye, used for communication and hunting in dark waters.

   • The anomalops uses its glowing eye patches to attract prey in the deep ocean.
   • Divers observed an anomalops flashing its light organ in the warm waters of the Pacific.
   • Researchers study the bioluminescence of anomalops to understand underwater communication.

   🇫🇷Poisson-lanterne à organe sous-oculaire

   Synonymes: flashlight fish

• anomalopes plural form
• anomalopes' possessive plural form
• anomalops's possessive singular form