Text Appearing Before Image: FISHES OF THE DEEP-SEA 253 was dredged in the Indian Ocean at a depth of a little over four-fifths of a mile. The model of it is one and one-half times the natural size. The phosphorescent fish with the curious long tail (at the right) is Gigantura chuni. It, also, is known by only a single specimen. This was brought up from a depth of four- fifths of a mile in the Gulf of Guinea, on the west coast of Africa. The model is twice the natural size. The two dark fishes with enormous Near the bottom of the group at the left-hand side, is seen an eel-like fish with a line of lit-up pores. This is an enlarged model of Stylophthalmus para- doxus, a small silvery fish widely dis- tributed in all the oceans, whose young also are known. The generic name it bears was given it in allusion to the fact that the eyes are perched on long slender tentacles. The species ranges from a depth of a little less than a mile to two and one-half miles. Another form with Text Appearing After Image: This strange deep-sea fish (Gigantura chuni) is known by only a single specimen dredged from a depth of four-fifths of a mile, in the Gulf of Guinea on the west coast of Africa. The body of the fish is a shimmering glow of iridescence, while the protruding eyes shine like automobile headlights. Tlie formidable teeth mark it as a ferocious carnivore gaping mouths (near the top, at the right) are Gastrostomus hairdi. This species is commoner than some of the others, a number of specimens being in several museums. The models of it in the group are copied life-size from a specimen in the Museum. The species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, near the American coast, in the path of ocean liners. Specimens have been dredged from a depth of nearly three miles. tentacles is GIganiactis vanha'ffeni, a species typical of many deep-sea fishes which have a tentacle, terminating in a luminous organ, attached to the head. This tentacle serves as a lure for attract- ing prey. The present species is known by only two specimens which were found in the Indian Ocean at a mile and a mile and a half from the surface. The creature is a very small fish, the model being enlarged six times.
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