File:Hatchet fish.jpg

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Summary

The hatchetfish has upward-oriented eyes that allow it to gauge the position of prey above it. Light-producing photophores are used in a defensive behavior called counter-lighting. Hatchetfish are abundant in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.

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http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/islands01/log/sep23/media/hatchet_fish.html

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current18:36, 8 December 2006Thumbnail for version as of 18:36, 8 December 2006600 × 450 (24 KB)AshcraftThe hatchetfish has upward-oriented eyes that allow it to gauge the position of prey above it. Light-producing photophores are used in a defensive behavior called counter-lighting. Hatchetfish are abundant in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.

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