Archive image from page 640 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 IX PELAGIC ANIMAL LIFE 60 The families Stomiatidae and Sternoptychidae present many points of resemblance, and comprise many fishes which were previously looked upon as genuine deep-sea forms. They vary greatly in shape, some being long and slender, others short and laterally compressed, and the Fig. 453- Stomias boa, Ri
Archive image from page 640 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 IX PELAGIC ANIMAL LIFE 60 The families Stomiatidae and Sternoptychidae present many points of resemblance, and comprise many fishes which were previously looked upon as genuine deep-sea forms. They vary greatly in shape, some being long and slender, others short and laterally compressed, and the Fig. 453- Stomias boa, Risso. Nat. size, 16 cm. mouth is large with a great number of teeth. Both families are characterised by abundant light-organs, the only difference between them lying in the fact that the Sternoptychidae have only one kind of
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