Whose discovery first made the lanternfish famous for living in the deep ocean twilight zone?
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Lanternfish were described by 19th-century ichthyologists working on deep-sea life, with many species later named in modern oceanographic surveys. They are now famous for being one of the most abundant fish groups in the ocean.
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Lanternfish became scientifically notable through the work of 19th-century zoologists and later deep-sea expeditions that revealed life far below the sunlit surface. Their tiny light organs, or photophores, made them stand out as a group adapted to the deep ocean twilight zone. Today lanternfish are known as one of the most abundant vertebrate groups on Earth. They perform huge daily vertical migrations, rising toward the surface at night and descending by day.
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