. The depths of the ocean; a general account of the modern science of oceanography based largely on the scientific researches of the Norwegian steamer Michael Sars in the North Atlantic. Oceanography. CRUISES OF THE -MICHAEL SARS " 9i so we now made the experiment. A line was set perpendicularly with 1300 cod hooks, a fathom and a half apart (see Fig. 74), and we also put out six cod nets. Only one fish was caught on the line, at a depth of 550 metres, namely, Omosudis lowei (Fig. 75), which Lowe captured at Madeira, and is recorded by Giinther as having been found near the Philippines by
. The depths of the ocean; a general account of the modern science of oceanography based largely on the scientific researches of the Norwegian steamer Michael Sars in the North Atlantic. Oceanography. CRUISES OF THE -MICHAEL SARS " 9i so we now made the experiment. A line was set perpendicularly with 1300 cod hooks, a fathom and a half apart (see Fig. 74), and we also put out six cod nets. Only one fish was caught on the line, at a depth of 550 metres, namely, Omosudis lowei (Fig. 75), which Lowe captured at Madeira, and is recorded by Giinther as having been found near the Philippines by the. Fig. 75. Omosudis loiuei, Gthr. Nat. size, cm. " ; A large ossified spine springs from its gill-cover and extends right along the side of its body, and it has very large teeth ; it has a beautiful silvery appearance. Our bait (sprats) was unfortunately several months old, so that this experiment cannot be regarded as in any way conclusive. In the nets there were three pilot-fish [JVaucrates dztctory. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Murray, John, Sir, 1841-1914; Hjort, Johan, 1869-. London Macmillan
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