weirdest and possibly coolest?? spot of my life. found this little fish quite high up on the shore (above strand line) at horseshoe bay, bermuda. i thought it looked a bit like a lanternfish but wasnt super sure.. convinced myself it must be some kind of fry that dried v dark. i left it on the beach. but i posted a picture on instagram and many people thought it was a lanternfish too! (thanks especially to knowledgeable naturalist @lukef2006 for the ID!!!!)

i went back out to the beach in the dark - with my mom and our dog django, armed with flashlights, to look for it! somehow my mom located it by retracing our steps from before!!! i brought it home and hope to preserve it with help from BAMZ. it is pretty shiny, and the fins look like a lanternfish. i would really appreciate any insight into what lanternfish species it might be - as well as any speculation as to what it was doing on an inshore beach!!