Pineapplefish
Cleidopus gloriamaris
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 535
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The pineapplefish (Cleidopus gloriamaris) also known as the mailfish, is a species of fish in the family Monocentridae, and the sole member of the genus Cleidopus. It is also known as the knightfish or the coat-of-mail fish, due to the armor-like scales covering its body, and the port-and-starboard light fish, as it has a pair of bioluminescent organs that are reminiscent of navigation lights on ships. Its specific epithet is from the Latin gloria and maris, meaning "glory of the sea".
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Pineapplefish”.