midshipman fish

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English

Porichthys porosissimus, a species of midshipman fish
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Etymology

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

Noun

midshipman fish (plural midshipman fish or midshipman fishes)

  1. 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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