Lanternfish
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Lanternfish are small mesopelagic fish of the large family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, the Myctophidae are represented by 246 species in 33 genera, and are found in o
Lanternfish use ventrolateral (belly) photophores as counterillumination to camouflage their silhouette when viewed from below.
Eomyctophum
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Eomyctophum is an extinct genus of lanternfish that inhabited the Peri-Tethys region and later the Paratethys Sea from the Eocene to the Oligocene. Its remains are known from throughout eastern Europe
Eomyctophum koraense and Sardina sardinites 34 maf olig romania
Eomyctophum mainardii