Which selective pressure favors bioluminescence in deep-sea anglerfish?

💡 Explanation

Counterillumination reduces silhouettes, because matching ventral bioluminescence intensity to downwelling light intensity conceals the fish; therefore cryptic adaptation via bioluminescence helps avoid predators rather than enhanced radiative defense or increasing light capture efficiency.

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