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	Sea and Sky: Lanternfish
		The lanternfish is a deep water fish that gets its name from its ability to produce light.
		Lanternfish grow to a length of about 6 inches.
		Lanternfish are found in all of the world oceans at depths ranging from 1200 to 3000 feet.
	www.seasky.org /monsters/sea7a1r.html (152 words)

	NOAA Ocean Explorer: Islands in the Stream
		Lanternfish are a mesopelagic species that migrate from deep midwater (800-1,000 m) to shallower depths (200 - 300 m) at night.
		Lanternfish are among the most abundant and diverse of all oceanic fish families.
		They are commonly known as lanternfish, and they are among the most abundant and diverse of all oceanic fish families.
	oceanexplorer.noaa.gov /explorations/islands01/log/sep20/sep20.html (1029 words)

	DIALOG Dissertation Abstracts
		These lanternfish aggregate in dense schools over the slope in spring and summer, migrating to the surface at dusk descending before dawn to depths between 300 - 500 m.
		The concentrations of lanternfishes during spring and summer form the basis of a food chain supporting larger fishes such as blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae) and jack mackerel, and during summer, other larger lanternfish such as Diaphus danae.
		Estimation of the relative biomass of zooplankton and micronekton from the main geographic and oceanographic regions of the area showed that the biomass of the shelf was significantly higher than that offshore.
	www.aslo.org /phd/dialog/199812-5.html (828 words)

	LANTERN FISHES. FAMILY MYCTOPHIDAE
		The most distinctive external characters of the lanternfishes are their large eyes (situated close to the tip of the blunt snout), wide mouths gaping back beyond the eye, one soft-rayed dorsal fin, a deeply forked tail, and the presence of a series of luminous organs as conspicuous pale spots along the sides.
		The species of Diaphus and of Myctophum all resemble one another in general appearance, in having a short dorsal fin, with an adipose fin behind it; a deeply forked tail; large eyes; wide, oblique mouth; and numerous luminous organs along the sides; all, too, are flish-silvery in color.
		Should a lanternfish be taken in the Gulf in which the arrangement of luminous organs does not agree precisely with the two described here, we suggest that it be submitted to the U. Fish and Wildlife Service to be named.
	octopus.gma.org /fogm/Myctophidae.htm (395 words)

	Lampanyctodes hectoris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Genetic and morphological variation among populations of the lanternfish Lampanyctodes hectoris (Myctophiformes: Myctophidae).
		Age and growth of the lanternfish Lampanyctodes hectoris (Myctophidae) from eastern Tasmania, Australia abstract.
		Age and growth of the lanternfish Lampanyctodes hectoris (Myctophidae) from eastern Tasmania, Australia // Mar. Biol.
	www.specieslist.com /fish_species/L/Lampanyctodes_hectoris.shtml (934 words)

	Lanternfish Printout- Enchanted Learning Software
		Lanternfish live in mid-ocean depths (several hundred feet down) but swim to the surface at night.
		The different species of Lanternfish have different patterns of light and are different colors.
		Anatomy: Lanternfish have huge eyes and a series of light-producing organs along their underside.
	www.zoomschool.com /subjects/fish/printouts/Lanternfishprintout.shtml (207 words)

	Alien Biodiversity :: Astrobiology Magazine ::
		At the end of the barbel is a bioluminescent organ the animals use like a fishing lure to attract prey, mainly lanternfish.
		As astrobiologists speculate about diversity as one might imagine arising in unusual environments either terrestrially or on a distant, extrasolar planet, the discovery of new species in some of the most thoroughly studied places on Earth is noteworthy.
		The new species is apparently rare enough to individualize the pattern of this lure also to identify itself to the opposite gender for what must be rare encounters for reproduction.
	www.astrobio.net /news/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=892 (815 words)

	Lanternfish
		The location of the luminescent spots is shown in the drawing (fig.
		This lanternfish is silvery when alive, the silver underlain on the back with deep brownish fl, the sides below the lateral line, and the belly varying (below the silver) from dark brown to dusky gray, or even to white finely dotted with gray.
		The luminescent organs are pale green or blue.
	www.gma.org /fogm/Myctophum_affine.htm (356 words)

	Largescale New Lanternfish, Neoscopelus macrolepidotus
		Above and below: A Largescale New Lanternfish trawled during the NORFANZ expedition at a depth between 798 m and 880 m, north of Lord Howe Island, May 2003 (CSIRO H6029-03).
		The Largescale New Lanternfish has a single short-based dorsal fin followed by an adipose fin.
		It has deciduous scales that are often lost when fish are caught in trawl nets.
	www.austmus.gov.au /fishes/fishfacts/fish/nmacrolep.htm (177 words)

	Pearlsides
		The presence of an adipose fin between the dorsal and caudal fins, together with luminous organs, distinguishes the pearlsides from all other fishes that occur regularly in the Gulf of Maine.
		88) differs strikingly from the lanternfish, which has a fl back overlaid with silver; and probably the headlight fish as well.
		The pearlsides is a flat-sided, large-headed little fish, its body (about one-fifth as deep as long, excluding caudal fin) deepest forward of the ventral and dorsal fins; its eye very large; its lower jaw projecting; its mouth oblique; and both its jaws armed with minute teeth.
	octopus.gma.org /fogm/Maurolicus_pennanti.htm (696 words)

	Find ''information On Lantern Fish''
		Each species of lanternfish has a distinct pattern of lights on its body.
		(from Stiassny) Lanternfishes are the most widely distributed, the most species diverse and the most abundant of all deep-sea pelagic fishes.
		lanternfishes are reduced to fish meal and fish oil.
	outdoor.4happyhomes.com /outdoor/''information-on-lantern-fish''.html (308 words)

	Humboldt or Jumbo Squid Fact Sheet - National Zoo\| FONZ
		Schools of squid surface at night to hunt lanternfish, shrimp, mollusks, and other cephalopods.
		Fishermen exploit the Humboldts' affinity for lanternfish by using lights as fishing lures.
		The squid may attack divers when threatened and will continue to put up a fight even after they've been caught, blasting their captors with water and ink.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Animals/Invertebrates/Facts/cephalopods/FactSheets/Humboldtsquid.cfm (553 words)

	Monterey Bay Aquarium: Activity - Lanternfish Sticks
		Each kind of lanternfish glows with a special pattern of body lights.
		Glue one of the lanternfish patterns to a piece of cardboard.
		Glue the other lanternfish pattern to the other side of the cardboard.
	www.montereybayaquarium.org /lc/activities/lanternfish_sticks.asp (220 words)

	extracreatures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This specimen of this thin lanternfish came up in especially good condition.
		Lanternfishes belong in the family Myctophidae, a large of family of hundreds of species of small fishes, typically less than 10 cm long.
		Lanternfishes are recognised by their small light organs dotted along the undersides of their bodies.
	www.oceans.gov.au /norfanz/extracreatures.htm (2051 words)

	Tarletonbeania crenularis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Effects of the parasitic copepod Cardiodectes medusaeus on the lanternfishes Diaphus theta and Tarletonbeania crenularis off central California.
		Lanternfishes:...of deepsea lanternfishes were collected in the study area: the northern lampfish, Stenobrachius leucopsarus, and the blue lanternfish, Tarletonbeania crenularis...
		TAXONOMY:...sablefish in their pelagic stage off the coast of Oregon and Washington have been reported to feed on blue lanternfish (Tarletonbeania crenularis), saury, and...
	www.specieslist.com /fish_species/T/Tarletonbeania_crenularis.shtml (592 words)

	ipedia.com: Flashlight fish Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Notable among these are the lanternfish, of the family Mictophidae in the order Myctophiformes, of which there are over 200 species.
		The true flashlightfish, of the family Anomalopidae, have a luminous organ beneath the eyes; lanternfish have lights along its body.
		The light, which is greenish in colour and called bioluminescence, is generated by bacteria that live in special pouches.
	www.ipedia.com /flashlight_fish.html (357 words)

	Lanternfish Printout- Enchanted Learning Software
		The lanternfish is a common, deep-sea dweller that has many light-producing organs along its body, especially the belly.
		They are found in oceans all over the world.
		The largest Lanternfish are rarely over 1 foot (30 cm) long.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/fish/printouts/Lanternfishprintout.shtml (207 words)

	Fish - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		Deep-sea fishes use light to attract mates as well as prey.
		Lanternfish likely use the specific patterns of light organs along the sides of their bodies to signal other members of their own species.
		The bright colors in some nonschooling fishes are specific to individual species and may serve to attract appropriate mates.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761563856___21/Fish.html (338 words)

	NORFANZ Voyage Diary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Midwater, or pelagic, fishes sampled included exotic dragonfishes, lanternfishes, gulper eels, snaggletooth, anglers, loosejaws, and viperfishes.
		This particular specimen had a lanternfish in its stomach that was half its own size.
		Life at these depths occurs in complete darkness, except for the flashing of light organs (photophores) on the bodies of the inhabitants.
	www.oceans.gov.au /norfanz/week2_day11.htm (555 words)

	StoryPlace Pre-school Library: Reading List (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		As he goes on his way, he meets six sea creatures that he asks to live with him.
		Some examples are: he asks the handsome starfish to decorate his home, the fierce-looking sea urchin to protect it, and a lanternfish to light up his house.
		This book is sure to please animal lovers with its bright pictures and images that seem to swim off the page.
	www.storyplace.org /preschool/activities/readinglist.asp?id=76 (482 words)

	NOAA Ocean Explorer: Deep East
		Thousands of lanternfish gather outside the Alvin deep submergence vehicle.
		Once the submersible reached the bottom, the little silver fish had become food for many creatures.
		They saw squid line up "like a pack of dogs" to feast on the lanternfish.
	oceanexplorer.noaa.gov /explorations/deepeast01/logs/sep20/sep20.html (1086 words)

	Comoros Coelacanth - Latimeria chalumnae
		Fossilized coelacanths have been found on every continent but Antarctica.
		The Comoros coelacanth feeds on small benthic fish, such as cardinalfish and lanternfish.
		It is thought that they creep along the seabed on their flipper-like fins to stalk their food.
	www.angelfire.com /mo2/animals1/lobefin/ccoelacanth.html (603 words)

	The Marine Mammal Center
		It is not yet known whether these strandings are a result of El Niño events (warmer water pushing their prey northward), or a sign of Guadalupe fur seals returning to their former range because four Guadalupe fur seals stranded in 1999, a non-El Niño year.
		BEHAVIOR: Little is known about their behavior or their diet, but they seem to eat squid and lanternfish.
		MATING AND BREEDING: The breeding strategy of Guadalupe fur seals appears to be similar to that of northern fur seals and other types of sea lions.
	www.marinemammalcenter.org /learning/education/pinnipeds/guadfurseal.asp (601 words)

	Lesson Plans - Bioluminescence: Living Light (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Some creatures, such as the dragonfish and the anglerfish, use luminous lures to draw the prey in close enough to eat it.
		Light-producing organs on the sides of other species, such as the hatchetfish and the lanternfish, make them invisible to predators viewing them against the lighted waters above them.
		Ask each group to hang the complete fish shape from the shoe box lid, then return the lid to the box.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /xpeditions/lessons/08/g68/seasbiolum.html (909 words)

	Lanternfish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		With an estimated global biomass of 550-660 million metric tonnes, several times the entire world fisheries catch, lanternfish also account for much of the biomass responsible for the deep scattering layer of the world's oceans.
		In the Southern Ocean, Myctophids provide an alternative food resource to Krill for predators such as squid and the King Penguin.
		No links relevant to the article title were found, so this search was made on the five most frequent nontrivial words in the article: Myctophiformes Myctophidae Lanternfish Lanternfishes References
	www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Myctophid (2204 words)

	ScubaNaked.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		They have been found at depths as great as 1,050 feet.
		The diet of bocaccio includes mainly fishes such as surfperch, jack mackerel, sablefish, anchovies, sardines, Pacific mackerel, deepsea lanternfish, other rockfishes and sanddabs.
		Females start maturing when they are 17 inches long.
	www.scubanaked.com /fish/bocaccio.html (353 words)

	Science-Literature Links - SCHOOLING FISH SCI-LIT LINKS QUICKPLAN
		They observe the lanternfish characteristics (biolumenescent spots), classify themselves into groups with the same characteristics, and move in make-believe schools.
		OBJECTIVE: Children will observe and classify fish models, infer the adaptive value of schooling, and recognize and describe organisms that live in the sea.
		Provide each child with a fish pattern (2 sides) and have them cut it out.
	www.scilitlinks.org /schoolingfish.htm (435 words)

	Laternenfischartige
		Blackchins and Lanternfishes (Scopelomorpha) - Text and Image.
		Glacier Lanternfish (Benthosema glaciale) - Text and Image.
		Jewel Lanternfish (Lampanyctus crocodilus) - Text and Image.
	www.infochembio.ethz.ch /links/zool_fische_laternenfisch.html (160 words)

	Antarctic Ecosystems - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Antarctic species most significant for fisheries have been considered in three categories: oceanic, demersal and a much smaller percentage of coastal fishes (12%).
		Species caught are krill, Antarctic cod, icefish, lanternfish, Antarctic squid, crabs and Patagonian toothfish.
		The region has often suffered from overfishing with species brought close to extinction.
	www.oceansatlas.org /cds_static/en/antarctic_ecosystems__en_64674_all_1.html (754 words)

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