Biofluorescence is widespread among marine fish species, indicating its
importance in communication and avoiding detection, finds a new study.
The research shows that biofluorescence - a phenomenon where organisms
absorb light, transform it, and emit it as a different color - is more
common in the animal kingdom than previously known.
Conducting aquarium-based experiments and a series of reef dives using
high-intensity blue lighting, the researchers led by scientists from the
American Museum of Natural History identified more than 180 species of
biofluorescent fishes across 50 fish families.
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