Morphology of the light-organ system and bioluminescent blinking in the ponyfish tribe Equulitini (Teleostei: Leiognathidae)
Michael J. Ghedotti, Jordon J. Valdez, Rene P. Martin, Emily M. Carr, John S. Sparks, Caio Nogueira, Caio Nogueira, Caio Nogueira · 2026
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Description
Ghedotti and co-authors describe in 2026 the light organs of ponyfish, a group of fish that glow with help from bacteria. The bacteria live in a pouch near the throat, and the fish shine light through clear windows in the body. Males of one species were seen blinking fast through side windows, which raised a puzzle about how the blinking works.
Using dissection, tissue slices, and X-ray scans, the team gave the first full account of the inner build of this organ. They traced which throat tissues each part came from. Blinking, they found, comes from a clear muscle sheet that slides over the organ and covers or bares it.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Michael J. Ghedotti, Jordon J. Valdez, Rene P. Martin, Emily M. Carr, John S. Sparks, Caio Nogueira, Caio Nogueira, Caio Nogueira |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 90 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |