[lan-tern-fish] 
) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es. | 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. |
| lanternfish | |
noun | |
| small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night |