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of a dazzling white colour, as if it had bef ?i an 

 enormous reflector in life. In Aulastomomorpha as ii. 

 Leptocierma, the eyes are of startling size. 



As an Indian instance of a deep-sea fish in which 

 the luminous organ serves as a lure to entice prey, 

 Onirodes glomerosus (Fig. 32), a purblind Angler from 

 1260 fathoms, may be mentioned. In this case the 

 lantern, which is merely a glandular mass without 

 reflector or screen, is embedded in the thickened tip 

 of the modified fin-ray which in other Anglers is 

 supposed to be used as a rod and line. 



Besides the species here figured, a large number of 

 luminiferous Sternoptychidce, StomiatidcBy and ScopelidcB 

 might be mentioned, for all these families are well 

 represented in the deep recesses of the Indian Ocean, 

 but enough has been said to show the extent and 

 importance of the subject, and those who desire 

 fuller information should consult the original accounts 

 by Dr Glinther and Professors Moseley and von Len- 

 denfeld, in vol. xxii. of the Challenge^''' Repoi^ts, 



