Flashlight Fish
Anomalops katoptron
Anomalopidaefish14cm / 5.5inLeast Concern
About Flashlight Fish.
Small deep-reef fish with large bioluminescent organs beneath each eye, patrolling cave entrances and deep walls at night — most famous at Mapating's cave at ~45 m.
Where it lives.
Deep reef caves, overhangs and outer-wall rubble at night
How it behaves.
Nocturnal schooler, blinks light organs to communicate and confuse predators