Glowing fish have scientists seeing red
It was staring them in the face, but somehow generations of marine biologists have failed to notice that a lot of fish in the sea glow a fluorescent red, according to a new study.
from http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/200...mp;topic=latest
Notice the link to "Reef fish seen in 'normal' and filtered light" video. (BTW Apologies if this has been posted already, as it is a week old - I haven't been on Wetpixel for a couple of weeks)
"Besides fish, there are lots of fluorescent organisms on the reef, including algae, coral and other small organisms,"
I realised this must be happening when I saw this anemone at a depth well below the penetration of red light so it must have been producing the colour. This photo was taken in available light.
