. A guide to the study of fishes. Fishes; Zoology; Fishes. Fig. 91.—Cetomimus gillii Goode & Bean. Gulf Stream. taken at great depths in the Atlantic. The relationship of these fishes is wholly uncertain. The Cetomimida: are near allies of the Rondeletiidce, having the mouth excessively large, with the peculiar form seen in the right whales, which these little fishes curiously resemble. Myctophidae.— The large family of Myctophidcc, or lantern- fishes, is made up of small fishes allied to the AulopidcE, but. Fig. 92.—Headlight Fish, Diaphus lucidus Goode and Bean. Gulf Stream. with the bod
. A guide to the study of fishes. Fishes; Zoology; Fishes. Fig. 91.—Cetomimus gillii Goode & Bean. Gulf Stream. taken at great depths in the Atlantic. The relationship of these fishes is wholly uncertain. The Cetomimida: are near allies of the Rondeletiidce, having the mouth excessively large, with the peculiar form seen in the right whales, which these little fishes curiously resemble. Myctophidae.— The large family of Myctophidcc, or lantern- fishes, is made up of small fishes allied to the AulopidcE, but. Fig. 92.—Headlight Fish, Diaphus lucidus Goode and Bean. Gulf Stream. with the body covered with luminous dots, highly specialized and symmetrically arranged. Most of them belong to the deep sea, but others come to the surface in the night or during storms when the sunlight is absent. Through this habit they are often thrown by the waves on the decks of small 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 Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931. New York, H. Holt
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