| The lanternfish, named for its bioluminescence or ability to glow, is abundant in the middle layers of the Gully water column. |
| The squids feed on small crustaceans and lanternfish in the tropics, but here they have also discovered bigger game. |
| Through it all, against many layers of turbulence, Mr. Shorter's intent rang clear: a bold, elegant form under extraordinary pressure, like a deep-sea lanternfish or a Calatrava bridge. |
| Indeed, lanternfish are among the most widely distributed, populous, and diverse of all vertebrates, playing an important ecological role as prey for larger organisms. |
| Some residents include the mesopelagic squid, mackerel shark, lanternfish, hatchetfish, octopus, and shrimp. |
| They are thought to be generalists, feeding on smaller fish, pelagic crustaceans such as shrimp, amphipods, cumaceans, and less often cephalopods and lanternfish. |
