HyperDic: flashlight_fish

English > 2 senses of the expression flashlight fish:
NOUNanimalflashlight fish, Photoblepharon palpebratusfish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye
animalflashlight fish, anomalopsfish having a luminous organ beneath eye
English > flashlight fish: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaningfish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye.
SynonymPhotoblepharon palpebratus
Broaderspiny-finned fish, acanthopterygianA teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
English > flashlight fish: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaningfish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico.
Synonymanomalops
Member ofgenus Anomalopstype genus of the family Anomalopidae
Broaderspiny-finned fish, acanthopterygianA teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays

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