Idiacanthus (IMAGE)

Duke University

Idiacanthus

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This deep-sea dragonfish has ultra-black skin capable of absorbing the bioluminescent light that might blow its cover.

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Photo by Karen Osborn, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

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