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Definition of Anomalops
1. Noun. Fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico.
Exact synonyms: Flashlight Fish
Group relationships: Genus Anomalops
Generic synonyms: Acanthopterygian, Spiny-finned Fish
Group relationships: Genus Anomalops
Generic synonyms: Acanthopterygian, Spiny-finned Fish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anomalops
Literary usage of Anomalops
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"anomalops palpebrata is found in Polynesia and has beneath the eye a large luminous
organ unlike anything seen elsewhere among fishes. ..."
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