New user? Login here or
Pineapple fish- light organ
Also known as the knight fish, (Cleidopus gloriamaris) is an attractive temperate water species. It can effectively live in aquaria for many years.
The light organ under each jaw has bioluminescent bacteria which glow in the dark, attracting small prey to the fish and the fish snaps them up.
Good infra red footage of pineapple fish feeding is available on Beneath Southern Seas (DVD) or Beneath the blue (VHS) by the same cinematographer George Evatt. The ffotage is quite remarkable and shows how these fish find their food.
Cheers....
"An iron fist quietly sits inside a velvet glove."
The light organ under each jaw has bioluminescent bacteria which glow in the dark, attracting small prey to the fish and the fish snaps them up.
Good infra red footage of pineapple fish feeding is available on Beneath Southern Seas (DVD) or Beneath the blue (VHS) by the same cinematographer George Evatt. The ffotage is quite remarkable and shows how these fish find their food.
Cheers....
"An iron fist quietly sits inside a velvet glove."
Contributed by Ákos Lumnitzer added 2005-01-23
Login or become a member to join in with this discussion.
Sealife Cameras
SeaLife Cameras is the market leading manufacturer of compact underwater cameras and accessories for underwater photography. Full range of SeaLife products in the underwater shop. Guaranteed best price.
Articles
-
Great White Sharks - The Truth
by CarlyM
- Of all the underwater wildlife species on our planet, the great white shark is perhaps the most feared by humankind. For 15 million years that have roamed our world's oceans, continuing to evolve in brilliant force to be the apex predator of the sea.
