Face-Down, Tail-Up: Unusual In Situ Behavior of the Blackchins <i>Neoscopelus macrolepidotus</i>, <i>Neoscopelus microchir</i>, and <i>Scopelengys tristis</i> (Myctophiformes: Neoscopelidae)
Orienting vertically with the head facing upward allows fish to look for the shadow of their prey against ambient light, while also making their own shadow smaller to predators beneath them. Here, we describe the in situ behavior of three midwater fish in the family Neoscopelidae, <i>Neoscopel...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-07-01
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| Series: | Diversity |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/7/837 |