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Photoblepharon

Photoblepharon

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A small reef fish with glowing lights under its eyes that uses them to find food at night
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Photoblepharon uses its bioluminescent organs to navigate and hunt at night.

Examples

  • Scientists discovered a new species of Photoblepharon near the coral reefs of Papua New Guinea.

  • The Photoblepharon species can be found swimming near coral reefs.

  • Marine biologists often study Photoblepharon to understand the evolution of light production in fishes.

  • Did you know that the Photoblepharon has light-producing organs?

  • Marine biologists often study Photoblepharon to understand the evolution of light production in fishes.

  • Scientists discovered a new species of Photoblepharon near the coral reefs of Papua New Guinea.

  • The Photoblepharon uses its bioluminescent organs to navigate and hunt at night.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Photoblepharon = photo + blephar + on

This is a learned Greek-style taxonomic name built from forms meaning 'light' and 'eyelid', but the fish-genus reference is not guessable from the parts for an average learner.

Etymology

Photoblepharon comes from Greek words photo- meaning 'light' (the same 'photo' you see in photograph) and -blepharon meaning 'eyelid' or 'eye'. So the name is like 'light eye', which fits these fishes that have glowing organs under their eyes.