by Stomiidae is a family of deep-sea ray-finned fish, including the barbeled dragonfishes.
They are quite small, usually around 15 cm, up to 26 cm.
These fish are apex predators and have enormous jaws filled with fang-like teeth.
They are also able to hinge the neurocranium and upper-jaw system, which leads to the opening of the jaw to more than 100 degrees.
This ability allows them to consume extremely large prey, often 50% greater than their standard length.
It is one of the many species of deep-sea fish that can produce their own light through a chemical process known as bioluminescence.
A special organ known as a photophore helps produce this light.
The deep-sea dragonfishes have large heads, and mouths equipped with many sharp fang-like teeth.
They have a long stringlike structure known as barbel, with a light-producing photophore at the tip, attached to their chin.
They also have photophores attached along the sides of their body.
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They are quite small, usually around 15 cm, up to 26 cm.
These fish are apex predators and have enormous jaws filled with fang-like teeth.
They are also able to hinge the neurocranium and upper-jaw system, which leads to the opening of the jaw to more than 100 degrees.
This ability allows them to consume extremely large prey, often 50% greater than their standard length.
It is one of the many species of deep-sea fish that can produce their own light through a chemical process known as bioluminescence.
A special organ known as a photophore helps produce this light.
The deep-sea dragonfishes have large heads, and mouths equipped with many sharp fang-like teeth.
They have a long stringlike structure known as barbel, with a light-producing photophore at the tip, attached to their chin.
They also have photophores attached along the sides of their body.
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