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The article discusses research on the enlarged chromatophores present in an actively swimming Ophichthid leptocephalus seen offshore of the Kona Coast in Hawaii. It references a study by Michael J. Miller and colleagues at the University of Tokyo in Japan, published in an issue of "Zoological studies." The researchers studied an actively swimming leptocephalus larva of the Ophichthidae. They conclude that the enlarged chromatophores' interaction with the bright light suggests the light-absorptive and light-reflective properties of the pigment spots.