DESCENDING…
DIEL VERTICAL MIGRATION · MYCTOPHUM SP.
The largest migration on Earth
Every night, billions of lanternfish rise from the twilight zone to feed near the surface. Scroll to dive.
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EPIPELAGIC · SUNLIGHT ZONE · LANTERNFISH 480 M BELOW
The lanternfish hold 400–1000 m down in the twilight zone, where there is too little light for visual predators to hunt them.