. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. 22S BULLETIN : MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY For the latter area, these may be seen from Norman's (1939) report on the fishes of the John Murray Expedition. While the catches show that the density and diversity of benthic fishes are greatest from 200 to 500 meters, there is no abrupt change in these quantities from 500 to 1500 meters. In the present con- text, the camera lowerings at Station 1 (680 fathoms, 1240 meters) are thus above a depth where marked changes in density and diversity lead, so to speak, to the poor
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. 22S BULLETIN : MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY For the latter area, these may be seen from Norman's (1939) report on the fishes of the John Murray Expedition. While the catches show that the density and diversity of benthic fishes are greatest from 200 to 500 meters, there is no abrupt change in these quantities from 500 to 1500 meters. In the present con- text, the camera lowerings at Station 1 (680 fathoms, 1240 meters) are thus above a depth where marked changes in density and diversity lead, so to speak, to the poor abyssal fauna. It is also fortunate that two stations in the Red Sea (3 and 6) are at much the same depth. Relevant comparisons can be made 30°N 20°N IO°N. 30°E 40°E 50°E Fig. 1. Photographic stations in the Red Sea and Gulf of 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 Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. : The Museum
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