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FISH GALLERY. 



Gastrostomus (985, fig. 6 a) and Saccopharynw (986, fig. 6 b) are 

 related to the Eels ; they are predaceous fishes, with the eyes set 



Fig. 6. — Two Deep-sea Fishes allied to tlie Eels : a, Gastrostomus 

 bairdi, and h, Saccopharynx Jlagellum. 



Fig. 7. — A Deep-sea Fisli, Chiasmodon nigrum. 

 (From Giinther, " Study of Fishes".) 



very far forward, and with a long tail tapering off to a thread. The 

 former fish is remarkable for the enormous size of the mouth. 

 Both are provided with a highly distensible stomach and abdominal 



