caudal photophore
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posterior anal photophore — one of a row of light organs on the ventrolateral surface of the caudal peduncle in Myctophidae … Dictionary of ichthyology
maculae praecaudales — photophore(s)on the lower half of the caudal peduncle at the base of the caudal fin in Myctophidae. Abbreviated as Prc … Dictionary of ichthyology
Prc — photophore(s) on the lower half of the caudal peduncle at the base of the caudal fin in Myctophidae … Dictionary of ichthyology
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