A FISH WITH A FISHING LINE
A deep-water fish that is seldom seen in shallow water has been taken- near the coast of Kaikoura, and presented to the Canterbury Museum (states the
"Press"'). It isra small, eel-like darkcoloured fish, about seven inches long; the remarkable feature about it is that from the lower -jaw hangs a barbel, a long filament with a pale grey appendage bearing' a phosphorescent organ. The whole gives the appearance of a fishing line with a bait, and, according to Professor E. Percival, one of the acting curators, it is used/for this purpose. The fish has an enormous mouth iji relation to its size, and very large teeth; the. mouth is.kept open, and creatures- attracted by the phosphorescent bait dangling in front are swallowed by. the fish. On the lower side of the: fish, there is also'a row of phosphorescent organs It is one of the six species of a genus usually found in. depths of from 80 to 1000 fathoms, though this specimen was taken near the coast in nine fathoms. It is named Idiacanthus Niger. . ,
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 31, 5 August 1936, Page 12
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181A FISH WITH A FISHING LINE Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 31, 5 August 1936, Page 12
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