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the deep sea's most populous vertebrate, glowing in the dark so predators can't tell which way it left.
sheer numbersup to 65% of all deep-sea fish biomass
living lampsphotophores line their bellies for counterillumination camouflage
daily commutemigrate hundreds of meters up each night to feed
carbon haulerstheir nightly journeys help bury ocean carbon
whale fuelsustain seals, penguins, tuna, and whales worldwide