Bioluminescence can serve as a lure to attract prey. The viperfish, Chauliodus sloani, has a luminescent lure on the end of a modified fin ray that it can arch forward in front of its mouth.
The only light in the midnight zone comes from the bioluminescent glowing from the creatures themselves. The Pacific viperfish is one of nine species of viperfish. All of the species have long ...
The viperfish (pictured above) is a fierce predator ... Many deep-sea creatures give out blue light called bioluminescence - but the stoplight loosejaw emits red light as well. This light is invisible ...
Photographers have been capturing "unforgettable" scenes of the sea lit with glowing plankton bioluminescence. Bioluminescence describes the light some living creatures, such as plankton and ...