Australian scientists have discovered two new species of deep-sea luminous fishes.
Scientists from Australia have managed to open two new species of glowing fish. It turned out that the found samples belong to opisthoproctidae family.
Experts noted that representatives of this species inhabit the waters of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. They also stressed that some species known only in one copy. Experts initially drew attention to eyes that stand out in their appearance. The fact that they are too bulge out, while having a telescopic image. The researchers emphasized that the retina is located under the dome, which supposedly protects the eye from damage. It is also present in the fluid that fills all free space.
Experts drew attention to the visual apparatus, which changes appearance and thus change the degree of refraction. On the ventral portion of the fish present scales, which is regulated by the light radiating one of the internal organs. The researchers compared four different fish, which had managed to catch during the next expedition, and it turned out that three representatives are relevant to previously unknown families. DNA analysis also confirmed this hypothesis. According to experts, these individuals glow, the regulator acts as a masking, which operates during the sense of danger around.
