Meanings
plural flashlight fishes · alternative flashlightfish
- Any of various fishes with large bioluminescent organs, mostly in family Anomalopidae.
Synonyms: lanterneye fish
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various fishes with large bioluminescent organs, mostly in family Anomalopidae.
More synonyms by meaning
nounfish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye
nounfish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico
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flashlight fish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flashlight%20fish
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