Ghostfish

/ˈɡoʊstˌfɪʃ/ noun

Definition

A type of pale, translucent, or colorless fish, often found in deep water or caves where sunlight doesn't reach.

Etymology

From 'ghost' (its pale, almost invisible appearance) + 'fish.' The term is descriptive rather than taxonomic, applied to various species like certain catfish and other deep-sea creatures.

Kelly Says

Many deep-sea creatures look ghostly because they've lost the pigments that color their shallow-water cousins—in the pitch-black depths, color serves no purpose for camouflage, so evolution just made them transparent or white.

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