New Zealand: History & Natural History - The STOPLIGHT LOOSEJAW is a small, deep-sea dragonfish of the genus Malacosteus, classified either within the subfamily Malacosteinae of the family Stomiidae, or in the
![The stoplight loosejaw, a deep sea fish that emits a red light to locate its prey (giving it its name) fish can't see red, so they don't know its close until the The stoplight loosejaw, a deep sea fish that emits a red light to locate its prey (giving it its name) fish can't see red, so they don't know its close until the](https://preview.redd.it/smk64nrhtmj51.jpg?width=299&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e469c81e970ecdaf4951c877b9c62a2cd1d5c299)
The stoplight loosejaw, a deep sea fish that emits a red light to locate its prey (giving it its name) fish can't see red, so they don't know its close until the
![NOAA Teacher at Sea 在Twitter 上:"#PhotoOfTheWeek This deep-sea fish is a "stoplight loosejaw." Can u see how it got its name? http://t.co/IF6gbZVHSf http://t.co/QVVNUoN9CM" / Twitter NOAA Teacher at Sea 在Twitter 上:"#PhotoOfTheWeek This deep-sea fish is a "stoplight loosejaw." Can u see how it got its name? http://t.co/IF6gbZVHSf http://t.co/QVVNUoN9CM" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Br8p8j7CMAAmLb0.jpg)
NOAA Teacher at Sea 在Twitter 上:"#PhotoOfTheWeek This deep-sea fish is a "stoplight loosejaw." Can u see how it got its name? http://t.co/IF6gbZVHSf http://t.co/QVVNUoN9CM" / Twitter
![Stoplight loosejaw, named because of specialised bioluminescent organ which glows red and green. They are found worldwide, outside of the Arctic and Subantarctic, in the mesopelagic zone below a depth of 500-4000m ( Stoplight loosejaw, named because of specialised bioluminescent organ which glows red and green. They are found worldwide, outside of the Arctic and Subantarctic, in the mesopelagic zone below a depth of 500-4000m (](https://i.redd.it/cjmg0lucwto41.jpg)
Stoplight loosejaw, named because of specialised bioluminescent organ which glows red and green. They are found worldwide, outside of the Arctic and Subantarctic, in the mesopelagic zone below a depth of 500-4000m (
Slash - #Repost @monster_fish_taxidermy --- A true deep sea monster...the Stoplight Loosejaw fish. This fish is extremely fragile so it was a real challenge to taxidermy it properly. These fish are deep-sea
![James Maclaine on Twitter: "Some fantastic things in last night's 1000m trawl. Another black dragonfish (bottom), another viperfish (top) and in the middle, a stoplight loosejaw! #DY100 @NHM_Science @BAS_News @CefasGovUK @NatureTristan https://t.co ... James Maclaine on Twitter: "Some fantastic things in last night's 1000m trawl. Another black dragonfish (bottom), another viperfish (top) and in the middle, a stoplight loosejaw! #DY100 @NHM_Science @BAS_News @CefasGovUK @NatureTristan https://t.co ...](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2vFXX4XgAAAnJw.jpg)