Stoplight loosejaw
Stoplight loosejaw

Stoplight loosejaw

Malacosteus niger

Produces red bioluminescence invisible to most deep-sea prey.

Depth range
500–3886 m / 1640–12749 ft
Conservation status
Least Concern

Open Ocean & Big Fish · Deep Sea Fish

Caribbean Mediterranean & Canary Islands Indian Ocean Indonesia & Philippines Australia South Pacific Hawaii Eastern Pacific