Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-04-19
MILES UNDER THE SEA.
Fishes that Garry Lanterns and Light up
T. the OCEAN Depths. -

Gently been found in the deep sea. One
fish, dredged from a depth of nearly
three miles from the surface, shows a
complete modification of structure. At
this distance from-tbe surface the press
ure can heartily be realized. 1t is esti-
mated that this fish has to contend
against pressure equal to "a tons to
every square inch Of surface. A sealed
glass tube, inclosed in perforated cop
Per covering, has AZ tive mites been re-
'dtfced ID fine powder while the metal
was twisted out of shape. Yet. the fishes
are so constructed that they Withstand
the pressure. Their bony and muscular
systems are not fully developed; the
bones are permeated with pores and ifs
sures. The calcarsous. matter is at min
imum, and the bones of the vertebrae
are joined together so loosely that in
lifting the larger fishes out of the water
they often fall apart. The muscles are
all thin, and the connective tissue seems
almost wanting. Yet, these fishes are
I'D q h3m sfauhd and hpsdfs prey
sfssahixht pehetfates about i, 200 feet
below the surface of the sea. At 5000
feet the temperature lowers to 40 deg.
FAIR, and from about mile from the
surface to the bottom, four or five miles,
the temperature is about the same the
world over-just above freezing. How
do the fishes and other forms here see?
Their eyes are modified as we'll as
their other parts. The fishes that live
five hundred feet from the surface have
larger eyes than those in the zone above
them, so that they can absorb the faint
rays that reach them. In zone below
this many forms with small eyes begin
to have curious tentacles, feelers, or or
gans of touch.
MANY these asep sea fishes. have
special organs upon their sides and heads
that are known to possess a luminous
quality. Other organs are considered
accessory eyes, 30 that the fishes have
rows of eyes upon their vental surfaces
looking downward, while near are lu-
minous spots that provide them with
light. .dDEAJIi ~
One of the largest of these deep sea
torch bearers is fish six feet long, with
a tall dorsal fin extending nearly the en-
tire length of the body. The tips of this
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are double row OF luminous spots.
One of the most ferocious of these
deep sea forms is the chanliodus Its
mouth is fairly overlooking with teeth
| that protrbde,in q NEST forbidden man.
ner. The fms are all tipped with fam
ing spots, while along the dorsal surface
p sSgdyT n sS' Blo a,es
which light in shining.
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nd when numbers are collected togeth-
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ght givers is the chiasmodus, a fish
bat attains a Length thirteen
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ot he NPsrks Als "a lfrht-giver
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enormous proportions, and appears IKE
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The last expedition sent out by France
brought TO light some remarkable forms.
Fhe dredve on Morocco brought up rom
a,depth OF over one and q, half miles a
Ash thaf appeared TO be an head and
mouth. 1t was OF small size, and the
length of the mouth was about four: fifths
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slowed away n the capseious pouch. Il
probably moves very slowly, 'scooping
mud and .ooxe into its mouth, sitting out
me.apimal parts and reietting the rest
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