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The 13 pages that link to Photophore, each with the reason it gives.

• CounterilluminationBroader topic: Photophores generate the underside light used to erase the animal’s silhouette.

• ChromatophoreCompared with: Photophores emit light; chromatophores alter coloration mainly by absorbing or reflecting existing light.

• LanternfishBroader topic: Lanternfish use rows of photophores to produce patterned light.

• DragonfishBroader topic: Dragonfish arrange photophores along their bodies and, in some species, beneath the eyes.

• Bacterial bioluminescenceCompared with: Animal photophores are anatomical light organs, whereas bacteria produce light through cellular chemistry.

• EscaRelated: In some anglerfishes, the esca contains a light-producing structure.

• ViperfishBroader topic: Viperfish photophores create the rows of visible light along the body.

• GonostomatidaeBroader topic: These organs form characteristic rows on many gonostomatid bodies.

• MyctophiformesRelated: Photophores give many myctophids their characteristic rows of visible lights.

• StomiiformesRelated: Rows of photophores are a distinctive feature of many stomiiform bodies.

• AnomalopidaeRelated: The fish’s subocular light organ is a specialized photophore.

• FootballfishRelated: The light-producing tissue in the lure's esca functions as a specialized photophore.

• Marine hatchetfishBroader topic: Hatchetfish photophores emit light used in counterillumination and possibly communication.