Archive image from page 128 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 CRUISES OF THE 'MICHAEL SARS 97 them in next morning between 2 and Our catches resembled those at the preceding stations. At 50 to 150 metres there were quantities of fish larvae and young fish, including two small eel larvae and also the young of Macrurus, a deep-sea fish, the young stages of which thus occu
Archive image from page 128 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 CRUISES OF THE 'MICHAEL SARS 97 them in next morning between 2 and Our catches resembled those at the preceding stations. At 50 to 150 metres there were quantities of fish larvae and young fish, including two small eel larvae and also the young of Macrurus, a deep-sea fish, the young stages of which thus occur in the upper water-layers. Many of the young fish had telescopic Fig. 83.—Two Gastrostomid/e. a. Gastrostomies bairdii, Gill and Ryder. Nat. size, 47 cm. b. New genus. Nat. size, 20 cm. eyes. The fact that we obtained young flounders showed that we were nearing land. At greater depths we secured nothing of any particular note, merely the usual deep-sea forms. While examining the material from our tow-nets in the morning, we noticed numbers of small silvery fishes near the Fig. 84. A new species, not classified yet. surface ; and later on, when we commenced steaming towards Fayal, we came across one turtle after another. The boat was Great capture therefore lowered, and a regular turtle-hunt began. Our plan of turtles- was to row carefully up to the animals, which lay quite still on the glassy surface, seize them by the hind leg with our hands, and heave them into the boat; in this way we captured as many as fifteen turtles belonging to the species Thalassochelys H
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