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Pineapplefish-Cleidopus gloriamaris (11258708466)

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Summary[edit] Description: De Vis, 1882 uses its light organs to illuminate small shrimp at night. The light may also be used to communicate with conspecifics. It's produced by symbiotic colonies of the bacteria Vibrio fischeri. Date: 1 December 2013, 09:52. Source: Pineapplefish-Cleidopus gloriamaris. Author: Sylke Rohrlach from Sydney. Camera location 34° 35′ 28.59″ S, 150° 55′ 04.29″ E : View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: -34.591274; 150.917859.

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