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Repeated and widespread evolution of biofluorescence in marine fishes


Biofluorescence is widespread in fishes. Here, the authors compile data on biofluorescence presence across teleost fishes and demonstrate that it may have originally evolved in eels 112 million years ago, but evolved numerous other times as well, often in association with coral reefs.

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