- photophores
- n. light-emitting organ found in certain species of fish (Zoology)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
photophores
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anterolateral photophores — an old name for VLO photophores (q.v.) … Dictionary of ichthyology
branchiostegal photophores — a row of photophores along each mandible in Myctophidae. Abbreviated Br … Dictionary of ichthyology
mandibular photophores — old name for photophores along the lower jaw … Dictionary of ichthyology
mediolateral photophores — old name for SAO photophores, a sloping, ventro lateral row above the anal fin in Myctophidae … Dictionary of ichthyology
anal photophores — two rows of light organs, one above the base of the anal fin and the other along the ventrolateral surface of the caudal peduncle. Abbreviated as AO in Myctophidae … Dictionary of ichthyology
anterior anal photophores — the row of light organs just above the base of the anal fin in Myctophidae (abbreviated AOa) … Dictionary of ichthyology
ventral photophores — a row of light organs along the abdomen on either side of the midventral line between the ventral and anal fins in Myctophidae. Abbreviated VO … Dictionary of ichthyology
maculae branchiostegae — photophores along the lower jaw of Myctophidae. Abbreviated as BR … Dictionary of ichthyology
maculae operculares — photophores on the gill cover, one near the anterior base of the preopercle, one in front of the anterior part of the subopercle, and one antero dorsally to the operculum. Abbreviated as OP … Dictionary of ichthyology
maculae subpectorales — photophores below the pectoral fin and above the PO row in Myctophidae. Abbreviated as PVO … Dictionary of ichthyology
