Archive image from page 801 of The depths of the ocean;. 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 depthsofoceange00murr Year: 1912 746 DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN CHAP. that I can here only with great reserve say something about my preliminary impressions. It seems as if most of the specimens belong to the family Scopelidae, which is repre- sented in great num- bers. Even young stages develop light- organs (see Fig. 538), the arrangement and numbers of which,
Archive image from page 801 of The depths of the ocean;. 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 depthsofoceange00murr Year: 1912 746 DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN CHAP. that I can here only with great reserve say something about my preliminary impressions. It seems as if most of the specimens belong to the family Scopelidae, which is repre- sented in great num- bers. Even young stages develop light- organs (see Fig. 538), the arrangement and numbers of which, according to Brauer, are so regular that specific distinctions may be based upon them. Secondly, there are many inter- esting and peculiar forms, stalk-eyed larvae (see Fig. 539) of Fig. 538. Myctophum rissoi, Cocco. Nat. size, mm.
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