Reflector of the body photophore in lanternfish is mechanistically tuned to project the biochemical emission in photocytes for counterillumination.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.10.197
Abstract: Lanternfish, a family Myctophidae, use ventro-lateral body photophores for camouflage of the ventral silhouette, a strategy called counterillumination. While other deep-sea fishes possess pigmented filters and silver reflectors to match sunlight filtering down through the… read more here.
Keywords: reflector; body photophores; counterillumination; luminescence ... See more keywords