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Porichthys porosissimus, a species of midshipman fish
 
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From midshipman + fish, after their prey-attracting photophores, which are said to resemble the buttons of a naval uniform.

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midshipman fish (plural midshipman fish or midshipman fishes)

  1. Any species of the genus Porichthys of batrachoid toadfishes, typically nocturnal, distinguished by photophores and four lateral lines, and noted for a hum produced by males during the breeding season.

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