stern chasers

stern chasers
luminous glands on the upper and lower surfaces of the caudal peduncle in members of the Myctophidae. They are believed to help distract predators which strike at this attractive region and are confused when the lights are extinguished and the lanternfish darts away

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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