NOAA Ocean Explorer: Atlantic currents

hatchetfish

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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