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Slender Sweeper
Species IUCN · Least Concern (LC)

Slender Sweeper

Parapriacanthus ransonneti, Steindachner, 1870

marine

About Slender Sweeper

Parapriacanthus is a genus of sweepers native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Parapriacanthus are bioluminescent, with ventral light organs for counter-illumination. Parapriacanthus luciferase is a kleptoprotein, obtained from their diet on bioluminescent ostracods.

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