1. The luminescent organ of the lanternfish is specialized into a luminescent cell by a group of skin gland cells. This cell can secrete a kind of glandular fluid containing phosphorus, which can be oxidized by the oxygen in the blood in the glandular cells, and a kind of fluorescence released in the oxidation reflection is the light emitted by the lantern fish.

2, lantern fish head big tail thin, body round tail thin, body surface is covered with silver gray thin scales. In the front of the head, near the eyes, below the lateral line of the body and on the caudal peduncle, there are arranged in rows or groups of round luminaries. Different species of lanternfish have different numbers and positions of luminaries. Luminaries emit red, blue, purple and other colors, from a distance, fluorescent flash, colorful, as if the festival brilliant lights.