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midshipman fish

noun

Etymology

From midshipman + fish, after their prey-attracting photophores, which are said to resemble the buttons of a naval uniform.

Definitions

  1. Any species of the genus Porichthys of batrachoid toadfishes, typically nocturnal,…

    Any species of the genus Porichthys of batrachoid toadfishes, typically nocturnal, distinguished by photophores and four lateral lines, and noted for a hum produced by males during the breeding season.

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