. The ocean [microform]. Marine biology; Marine animals; Marine plants; Biologie marine; Faune marine; Flore marine. THE INDIAN- OCEAN. 359 which, while the animal is alive, are seen to dilate and contract with a very rapid pulsation. The little globe IS propelled in any direction by a jerkincr ,no-. KocTrwoA MILIAKIS, greatly magnified. tion Of the tail or stem ; and as it is a restless crea tare it is not a very easy matter to obtain a good sight 01 It for observatioa Several species of fishes are undoubtedly lumi- nous: the Sun-fish {Oephalu, mola), when seen at a considerable distance belo
. The ocean [microform]. Marine biology; Marine animals; Marine plants; Biologie marine; Faune marine; Flore marine. THE INDIAN- OCEAN. 359 which, while the animal is alive, are seen to dilate and contract with a very rapid pulsation. The little globe IS propelled in any direction by a jerkincr ,no-. KocTrwoA MILIAKIS, greatly magnified. tion Of the tail or stem ; and as it is a restless crea tare it is not a very easy matter to obtain a good sight 01 It for observatioa Several species of fishes are undoubtedly lumi- nous: the Sun-fish {Oephalu, mola), when seen at a considerable distance below the surface in a dark mght, IS said to glow like a cannon-ball heated t» whatenesa Ehrenberg found that the whole skeleton ^° Wian fish yHeteroti, miotica) emitted such a vivid hght as he never saw equaJled by any other fish, alive or dead. And Mr. F. D. Bennett discovered a new species of Shark, which he nameS Sjmlm fulgent from the whole surface of whoee body pro- ceeded a greenish light, which rendered the animal the most ghastly object imaginable. But there can be no doubt that the main source of oceanic efful-. 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 Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888. London : Printed for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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