lanternfish

See also: lantern fish

English

Etymology

From lantern +‎ fish.

Noun

lanternfish (plural lanternfish or lanternfishes)

1. Any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.

Synonyms

• myctophid

Related terms

• lantern
• fish

Translations

Any small, deep sea fish of family Myctophidae

• Catalan: peix llanterna m
• Dutch: Lantaarnvissen
• Finnish: valokala
• French: poissons-lanternes (fr)
• German: Laternenfisch (de) m
• Greek: λυχναρόψαρο n (lychnarópsaro)
• Italian: pesce lanterna m
• Romanian: pește lanternă m

See also

• anglerfish