. A general guide to the British Museum (Natural History) ... With plans and a view of the building. British Museum (Natural History). FISH GALLERY. 49. Fig. 22.—^Lowbb View of TBB Head op a Saw-Fish. (Pristis antiqttorum.') disappear more or less completely after death, most of the mounted examples have been painted. The fishes allied to the Perch, Gurnard, Mackerel, Sword- Fish, Wrasse, Cod, Plaice, Catfish, Salmon, Pike, and Eel are represented by numerous examples. Specially noticeable, so fax as external form is concerned, ai-e the Sunfishes, Ortha- goriscus (fig. 18). Even more strange a
. A general guide to the British Museum (Natural History) ... With plans and a view of the building. British Museum (Natural History). FISH GALLERY. 49. Fig. 22.—^Lowbb View of TBB Head op a Saw-Fish. (Pristis antiqttorum.') disappear more or less completely after death, most of the mounted examples have been painted. The fishes allied to the Perch, Gurnard, Mackerel, Sword- Fish, Wrasse, Cod, Plaice, Catfish, Salmon, Pike, and Eel are represented by numerous examples. Specially noticeable, so fax as external form is concerned, ai-e the Sunfishes, Ortha- goriscus (fig. 18). Even more strange are several of Deep-sea the species of deep-sea Fishes exhibited "^"^ in a table-case in the Fish gallery, which live at depths where the sun's rays cannot penetrate, and are con- sequently self-luminous. Two of these are shown in the accompanying illus- trations (figs. 19 and 20). From another point of view, great interest is concentrated on the Sucker-Fish or Eemora {Echeneisremora), fig. 21, which attaches itself by the sucker on the top of its head to the bodies of Fishes or Turtles, or to the bottom of ships. The western or left side of the gallery. 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 British Museum (Natural History). London, Printed by order of the Trustees [by W. Clowes and Sons, Limited]
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