Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61284-9, published online 11 March 2020

In Figure 2, the depiction of Janicella spinicauda bioluminescence was an inaccurate portrayal of counterillumination in this species. The correct Figure 2 appears below as Figure 1.

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