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
Plate 2
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
Plate 3
DEP0003. (old FC122) lancelet; (amphioxus); Branchio stoma californiense; often cited as most primitive fish; 32N 117W, NOT deep-sea
Plate 4
DEP0004. (old FC186) snake mackerel; Trichiurus nitens; Baja CA norte
Plate 5
DEP0005. (old FC195) flying fish; small; one set of wings; Exocoetidae, NOT deep-sea
Plate 6
DEP0006. (old FC194) flying fish; two sets of wings; south of equator; Exocoetidae, NOT deep-sea
Plate 7
DEP0007. (old FC183) scalloped ribbonfish; Zu cristatus; responsible for sea-serpent stories; grows to 5 ft long; Virgin Is.
Plate 8
DEP0008. (old FC212) coelacanth; gombessa; Latimeria chalumnae; 'living fossil'; lobe fins ancestor of amphibians & land vertebrates; Comores Islands
Plate 9
DEP0009. (old FC112) sailfish; Istiophorus greyi; juveniles of popular sportfish; 13N; 94W, NOT deep-sea
Plate 10
DEP0010. (old FC111) swordfish; Xiphias gladius; juvenile is perfectly formed; Central Pacific 6N 140W, NOT deep-sea
Plate 11
DEP0011. (old FC48) juvenile sailfish; Istiophorus spp.; this tiny juvenile grows into the large popular gamefish, NOT deep-sea
Plate 12
DEP0012. (old FC116) marlin; Makaira mazara; juveniles haven't developed long bill yet, NOT deep-sea
