DEP0001. (old FC1) Flashlight fish; Photoblepharon palpebratus; light organ under eye used in mating and attracting prey; Grand Comore Island; Indian Ocean, NOT deep-sea
DEP0002
DEP0002. (old FC1) Flashlight fish; Photoblepharon palpebratus; light organ under eye used in mating and attracting prey; Grand Comore Island; Indian Ocean, NOT deep-sea
DEP0003
DEP0003. (old FC122) lancelet; (amphioxus); Branchio stoma californiense; often cited as most primitive fish; 32N 117W, NOT deep-sea
DEP0004
DEP0004. (old FC186) snake mackerel; Trichiurus nitens; Baja CA norte
DEP0005
DEP0005. (old FC195) flying fish; small; one set of wings; Exocoetidae, NOT deep-sea
DEP0006
DEP0006. (old FC194) flying fish; two sets of wings; south of equator; Exocoetidae, NOT deep-sea
DEP0007
DEP0007. (old FC183) scalloped ribbonfish; Zu cristatus; responsible for sea-serpent stories; grows to 5 ft long; Virgin Is.
DEP0008
DEP0008. (old FC212) coelacanth; gombessa; Latimeria chalumnae; 'living fossil'; lobe fins ancestor of amphibians & land vertebrates; Comores Islands
DEP0009
DEP0009. (old FC112) sailfish; Istiophorus greyi; juveniles of popular sportfish; 13N; 94W, NOT deep-sea
DEP0010
DEP0010. (old FC111) swordfish; Xiphias gladius; juvenile is perfectly formed; Central Pacific 6N 140W, NOT deep-sea
DEP0011
DEP0011. (old FC48) juvenile sailfish; Istiophorus spp.; this tiny juvenile grows into the large popular gamefish, NOT deep-sea
DEP0012
DEP0012. (old FC116) marlin; Makaira mazara; juveniles haven't developed long bill yet, NOT deep-sea
DEP0014. (old FC44) tripodfish or rayfin; Bathypterois or Bathypterois; apparently uses its long fin rays as landing gear, springs across bottom like a cricket
DEP0015
DEP0015. (old FC55) Acronurus larvae; larvae of reef-dwelling tangs and surgeonfish resemble these; 10 S; 41 E, NOT deep-sea
DEP0016
DEP0016. (old FC123) icefish; Chaenocephalus aceratus; blood contains antifreeze to survive in -2 C temps; Antarctica: Anvers Island, NOT deep-sea
DEP0017
DEP0017. (old FC170) leptocephalus eel larvae (Anguilla); a great mystery for many years; live very deep in Sargasso Sea, then return to rivers as adults
DEP0018
DEP0018. (old FC192) sea robin; Peristidion orientale; bizarre; covered with bony plates; East China Sea, NOT deep-sea
DEP0019
DEP0019. (old FC37) viperfish; Chauliodus sloani; light organs in mouth and all along body; Southeastern Pacific (17S; 110W)
