Sloanes Viperfish #4
by Danté Fenolio
Title
Sloanes Viperfish #4
Artist
Danté Fenolio
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Sloane's Viperfish, Chauliodus sloani, is a deep water, mesopelagic predator. It has photophores on its face and body that produce light, bioluminescence. It also has photophores on its mouth. This species is known to migrate to shallower waters at night. This individual was captured in a trawl at 1000 meters depth in the Gulf of Mexico, 2010.
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June 12th, 2013
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