D2’s lights were turned off to see if this Ipnops murrayi tripod fish exhibited bioluminescence in its eyespots. It did not, which provides very valuable information in understanding the function of these conspicuous eyes.
Tripod Fish
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2018.
D2’s lights were turned off to see if this Ipnops murrayi tripod fish exhibited bioluminescence in its eyespots. It did not, which provides very valuable information in understanding the function of these conspicuous eyes. Download larger version (jpg, 2.0 MB).
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