lantern fish
Britishnoun
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They discovered that the population of small lantern fish on the outer boundary increased 100 times during a 50-day period as the circulation drove the fish to the edge of the ring.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, in Scientific American, Dr. Robert Dietz of the Navy Electronics Laboratory in San Diego, Calif., reported on yet another obstacle to sounding the depths: congregations of shrimplike crustaceans and lantern fish.
From Time Magazine Archive
"If the enemy spots it, I'm hoping they'll think it's coming from a school of lantern fish or sea anglers," Tom explained.
From Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung by Brey, Charles
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