324 CLASSIFIED RESUME OF ORGANISMS OBSERVED 



Order synentognathi 

 Family exocoetidae 



Three times I have seen flyingfish pass, and vanish into 

 the air above the quilted ceiling of water above me. 



Order berycoidei 

 Family melamphaidae 



Although Melamphces is fairly common in our trawling 

 nets, it was recognized from the bathysphere only four 

 times, at 750, 1200, and 1800 feet. This genus is never 

 taken in the trawling nets above 1800 feet. The fishes ob- 

 served were three inches to a foot in length, while the 

 largest specimen we have ever captured measured only 

 eight inches. Most of those in our collection are less than 

 an inch long, so it is not surprising if many of similar size 

 escaped notice from the sphere. 



Twice Melamphces was seen singly, and once a pair 

 swam past. The bodies of the latter seemed to glow dully 

 after they had swum out of the beam. This may have been 

 from the slight reflection from the beam, but I doubt it. I 

 think there was some slight bodily illumination. The fish 

 were always seen first in the beam, and hung motionless 

 there for several seconds. 



