ribbonfish juvenile | blackwater

juvenile deepwater ribbonfish, Trachipterus sp. or Desmodema sp. in surface waters of deep open ocean at night, Kona Coast, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean; long spines filaments appear to mimic venomous tentacles of siphonophores that are common stinging animals within the deep scattering layer inhabited by this juvenile fish

Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / Doug Perrine

Image dimensions: 5405x3603

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