. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. 262 S. STILLMAN BERRY. Upon writing to Senhor de Noronha and to Senhor Adao d'Abreu Nunes, to whom, I believe, belongs the credit for the actual capture of the specimens, these gentlemen courteously responded with notes of so great intrinsic interest that it seems desirable by means of a somewhat free translation to publish them in full, the more especially as direct observations on the luminosity of cephalopods in life under natural conditions are still of exceeding rarity. The following excerpt is in free translation from
. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. 262 S. STILLMAN BERRY. Upon writing to Senhor de Noronha and to Senhor Adao d'Abreu Nunes, to whom, I believe, belongs the credit for the actual capture of the specimens, these gentlemen courteously responded with notes of so great intrinsic interest that it seems desirable by means of a somewhat free translation to publish them in full, the more especially as direct observations on the luminosity of cephalopods in life under natural conditions are still of exceeding rarity. The following excerpt is in free translation from a letter from Sr. de Noronha under date of November 13, 1921. "In reading my notes, I find that the cephalopod was captured by a friend, a great fish enthusiast, toward midnight of the I9th of June, 1917, at the surface of the sea and in the artificial harbor of Pontinha, to the west of ?, FIG. i. Sketch map of the Bay of Funchal. The point of capture of the specimens of Abralia veranyi mentioned in the text is marked by a+. "I was there on the quay myself that selfsame evening, and I was very happily able to record that the animal was luminous, the light being very vivid and of a lovely ultramarine blue. One saw 5 lights ('foyers'), disposed in an arc around the eye and on the lower region of this organ, 2 of these photophores being larger and 3 smaller. On the body, the head, and the arms there were many similar lights, which were more numerous on the ventral side. I also noticed that out of the water the animal was still very lively and tried to bite in its anger. "From the jetty was perceived from time to time an indi-. 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 Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass. ); Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass. ). Annual repor
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