Everything about Photophore totally explained
A
photophore is a light-emitting organ which appears as
luminous spots on various marine animals, including
fishes and
cephalopods. The organ can be simple, or as complex as the human eye; equipped with lenses, shutters, color filters and reflectors
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light can be produced from compounds during the
digestion of prey, from specialized
mitochondrial cells in the organism, called
photocytes ("light producing" cells), or, similarly, associated with
symbiotic bacteria in the organism that's
cultured.
The character of photophores is important in the identification of
benthic fishes.
Photophores on fish are mainly used for attracting food or confusing predators.
Photophores are also on some
Cephalopods, most notably the Firefly Squid (also known as the
Sparkling Enope Squid) which can create large light displays.
In
medicine, the photophore is an instrument (a type of
endoscope) used to observe internal
organs and
tissues.
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