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lanternfish

or lan·tern fish

[ lan-tern-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) lan·tern·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) lan·tern·fish·es.
  1. any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lanternfish1

First recorded in 1745–55; lantern + fish

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