FMIB 45415 Investigator in Rangoon River in 1889
Investigator in Rangoon River in 1889 Subject: Investigator (Marine survey ship), Sailing ships Tag: Vessels
FMIB 45417 Anderson's Blanket-Crab
Paguropsis typica syn. Chlaenopagurus andersoni English: Anderson's Blanket-Crab Chlaenopagurus andersoni, with its protective planket of sea-anemones. This large hermit-crab, which was discovered by Dr. A. R... More
FMIB 45418 Secondary Sexual Characters in Fishes
Secondary Sexual Characters in Fishes Male of Arnoglossus macrolophus, showing the ornamental crest of prolonged fin-rays peculiar to the male sex. The specimen figured was captured off the Canjam coast in 25 ... More
FMIB 45423 Cryptodromia pileifora, with the commensal sponge beneath w...
Cryptodromia pileifora, with the commensal sponge beneath which it shelters; seen from the under surface.... The last two pairs of legs, by which the sponge-cap is held in position, are not visible in this vie... More
FMIB 45424 Epinephelus hexagonatus, the common Coral-perch of the Anda...
Epinephelus hexagonatus, the common Coral-perch of the Andaman Islands.... The colour-markings of this fish render it very inconspiculus against a background of certain kinds of growing coral Subject: Epinephe... More
FMIB 45426 Bembrops caudimacula, from off the Coromandel coast, 128 fa...
Bembrops caudimacula, from off the Coromandel coast, 128 fathoms.... The same species is found in Japanese seas, and also off the Atlantic coast of North America Subject: Percophidae, Bembrops Tag: Fish
FMIB 45427 Minous inermis with its coat of commensal polyps (Stylactis...
Minous inermis with its coat of commensal polyps (Stylactis minoi). This fish, always encrusted with the polyps, has been found in several places off the Indian coast, from the Mahanaddi to Calicut, in depths ... More
FMIB 45429 Heterocarpus alphonsi, a brilliantly-luminous deep-sea shri...
Heterocarpus dorsalis syn. H. alphonsi English: Heterocarpus alphonsi, a brilliantly-luminous deep-sea shrimp found in all parts of the seas of India at depths of 500-740 fathoms. The phosphorent fluid is emi... More
FMIB 45430 Aristaeus coruscans, a brilliantly-luminous deep-sea prawn ...
Cerataspis coruscans syn. Aristaeus coruscans English: Aristaeus coruscans, a brilliantly-luminous deep-sea prawn from the Bay of Bengal. 561 fathoms. The luminous fluid is emitted from the base of the second... More
FMIB 45431 Indian Fire-Fish - Public domain zoological illustration
Indian Fire-Fish Lamprogrammus niger, a luminous deep-sea fish from the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, 405-561 fathoms. The luminous organs are lodged in the row of large scales of the lateral line Subject: L... More
FMIB 45432 Pheronema raphanus, the Indian Bird's nest Sponge, from the...
Pheronema raphanus, the Indian Bird's nest Sponge, from the Andaman Sea, 173-405 fathoms . Subject: Pheronema, Sponges Tag: Invertebrates
FMIB 45433 Flabellum laciniatum, the deep-sea fan-coral, found in all ...
Flabellum laciniatum English: Flabellum laciniatum, the deep-sea fan-coral, found in all parts of the Indian Seas at 400-600 fathoms. The same species has been dredged in the depth of the North Atlantic, and... More
FMIB 45437 Malabar Murex
Malabar Murex Murex malabaricus, dredged off the Malabar coast from a depth of 45 fathoms. This species is also found on coral ground in the neighborhood of the Andamans, at a similar depth Subject: Murex, Sh... More
FMIB 45438 Embryo Ray and its Means of Nourishment
Embryo Ray and its Means of Nourishment Tip of a milk-secreting filament of a Bat-ray (Eteroplataea micrura), showing the arteriole and the capillary network in the meshes of which the milk-gland are embedded ... More
FMIB 45439 Embryo Ray and its Means of Nourishment
Embryo of Gymnura micrura syn. Pteroplatea micrura English: Embryo Ray and its Means of Nourishment Early shark-like embryo of the Indian Bat-ray (Pteroplataea micrura).... Only a few of the external gill-fil... More
FMIB 45440 Musical Strand-Crab of the Coromandel Coast
Musical Strand-Crab of the Coromandel Coast Red Ocypode Crab (Ocypoda macrocera), in a crouching attitude Subject: Crabs, Ocypodidae Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 45444 Centrosyllium ornatum, a Sping Dog-Fish from 285-690 fathom...
Centrosyllium ornatum, a Sping Dog-Fish from 285-690 fathoms... . Subject: Dogfish Tag: Fish
FMIB 45445 Macrurus investigatoris, from 193-490 fathoms; one of the c...
Macrurus investigatoris, from 193-490 fathoms; one of the commonest deep-sea fishes of India Subject: Macrouridae, Macrurus investigatoris Tag: Fish
FMIB 45446 Onirodes glomerosus, a deep-sea Angler, with rudimentary su...
Diceratias bispinosus syn. Diceratias glomerosus syn. Onirodes glomerosus English: Onirodes glomerosus, a deep-sea Angler, with rudimentary subcutaneous eyes. The first dorsal fin-ray is modified to form a lu... More
FMIB 45447 Benthobatis moresbyi, a blind Electric Ray from off the Tra...
Benthobatis moresbyi, a blind Electric Ray from off the Travancore coast, 430 fathoms. The large pits that look like eys are the spiracles. The dots on the edges of the disc are luminous spots (lures) Subject:... More
FMIB 45449 Phosphorescent Fishes
Phosphorescent Fishes Leptoderma affinis, from 753 fathoms, off the Kistna coast; a luminous fish whose phosphorescence is of moderate power, and probably independent of the nervous system... . Subject: Lepto... More
FMIB 45450 Phosphorescent Fishes
Phosphorescent Fishes Glyptophidium macropus, from the Bay of Bengal, 145-250 fathoms; a fish with carvernous slime-canals on the head, whose slime is probably phosphorescent Subject: Neobythitinae, Glyptophi... More
FMIB 45451 Glow-Fishes Whose Phosphorescence is Probably Under the Dir...
Aldrovandia phalacra syn. Halosaurus nigerrimus English: Glow-Fishes Whose Phosphorescence is Probably Under the Direct Control of the Will Halosaurus nigerriumus, from off the Maldives, 459 fathoms; a lumino... More
FMIB 45452 Glow-Fishes Whose Phosphorescence is Probably Under the Dir...
Polymetme corythaeola syn. Diplophos corythaeolum English: Glow-Fishes Whose Phosphorescence is Probably Under the Direct Control of the Will Diplophos corythaeolum, from the Andaman Sea, 185-405 fathoms; a f... More
FMIB 45453 Bathypterois guentheri, from the Andamans, 561 fathoms The ...
Bathypterois guentheri, from the Andamans, 561 fathoms. The eyes are minute but some of the fin-rays are produced to form far-darting feelers Subject: Bathypterois, Spiderfish Tag: Fish
FMIB 45454 Dibranchus nasultus, from 188-406 fathoms; One of the deep-...
Dibranchus nasultus, from 188-406 fathoms; One of the deep-sea Anglers. The dotted line in the left-hand figure points to the lure Subject: Anglerfishes, Dibranchus Tag: Fish
FMIB 45455 Deep-Sea Fishes with Head-Lights
Photostomias atrox English: Deep-Sea Fishes with Head-Lights Photostonias airax, a highly-rapacious liminous fish from the Bay of Bengal, 1310 fathoms, whose lights are almost certainly under direct nervous c... More
FMIB 45456 Deep-Sea Fishes with Head-Lights
Deep-Sea Fishes with Head-Lights Aulastomomorpha phosphorops, from the Laccadive Sea, 1000 fathoms; in life the prodigiously thick skin of the head is of a dazzling white colour, and must, without doubt, be pa... More
FMIB 45458 Head of a Malacosteus, from the Andaman Sea, 650 fathoms; s...
Head of a Malacosteus, from the Andaman Sea, 650 fathoms; showing the enormous mouth and formidable dentition, and luminous organs, large and small... . Subject: Malacosteus, Loosejaws Tag: Fish
FMIB 45459 Head of Chauliodus pammelas, from the Laccadive Sea, 1370 f...
Chauliodus pammelas English: Head of Chauliodus pammelas, from the Laccadive Sea, 1370 fathoms; showing typical rapacious teeth Subject: Chauliodus, Stomiidae Tag: Fish
FMIB 45460 Head of an Astronesthes, from off the Travancore coast, 224...
Head of an Astronesthes, from off the Travancore coast, 224-284 fathoms; showing raptorial dentition, and the barbel that serves as a lure Subject: Astronesthes Tag: Fish
FMIB 45461 Saccogaster maculata, from the Bay of Bengal, 193-276 fatho...
Saccogaster maculata, from the Bay of Bengal, 193-276 fathoms; male. The female is viviparous Subject: Saccogaster, Ophidiiformes Tag: Fish
FMIB 45462 Deep-sea Snipe-fish, Halimochirugus centriscoides, from off...
Halimochirurgus centriscoides English: Deep-sea Snipe-fish, Halimochirugus centriscoides, from off Cape Comorin, 143 fathoms Subject: Halimochirurgus, Triacanthidae Tag: Fish
FMIB 45463 Scopelarchus guentheri, from the Arabian Sea, 947 fathoms; ...
Scopelarchus guentheri, from the Arabian Sea, 947 fathoms; a curious generalised Scopeloid... . Subject: Scopelarchus, Scopelarchidae Tag: Fish
FMIB 45466 Deep-Sea Hermit-Lobsters, with Dull, Lack-Lustre Eyes
Galacantha rostrata syn. G. investigatoris English: Deep-Sea Hermit-Lobsters, with Dull, Lack-Lustre Eyes Galacantha investigatoris, from off Minnikoy, 1200 fathoms. The position is quite conventional Subjec... More
FMIB 45467 Deep-Sea Hermit-Lobsters, with Dull, Lack-Lustre Eyes
Munidopsis regia syn. M. triaena English: Deep-Sea Hermit-Lobsters, with Dull, Lack-Lustre Eyes Munidopsis triaena, from off the Andamans, 575 fathoms. The figure represents a natural posture, except that the... More
FMIB 45469 Large-Eyed Crustacea of the Depths
Large-Eyed Crustacea of the Depths Munida andamanica, from 173-419 fathoms, the common Andaman Coral-lobster. The position is conventional Subject: Crabs, Munida Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 45471 Deep-Sea Crustacea with Abnormally Large Eyes
Plesionika spinipes syn. Parapandalus spinipes English: Deep-Sea Crustacea with Abnormally Large Eyes Eyes and accessory eyes (a) of the Parapandalus spinipes, a Indian deep-sea shrimp... . Subject: Shrimps... More
FMIB 45474 Hext's Flat-Backet Lobster
Polycheles typhlops syn. Pentacheles hextii English: Hext's Flat-Backet Lobster Pentacheles hextii, from 188-719 fathoms. The eyes have disappeared, the eyestalks are adherent to the carapace, and the sockets... More
FMIB 45475 Encephaloides armstrongi, Armstrong's Spider-crab, showing ...
Encephaloides armstrongi English: Encephaloides armstrongi, Armstrong's Spider-crab, showing the swollen cavernous gill-chambers. The four pairs of crawling legs are too long to be shown. This crab is one of ... More
FMIB 45477 Beak and Claw in the Deep Sea
Penaeopsis rectacuta syn. Parapenaeus rectacuta English: Beak and Claw in the Deep Sea First pair of antennae of the male of the deep-sea Prawn, Parapeneus rectacutus, showing the prehensile crook of the oute... More
FMIB 45478 Beak and Claw in the Deep Sea
Pseudaristeus crassipes syn. Aristaeus crassipes English: Beak and Claw in the Deep Sea Male of the Aristaeus crassipes, a deep-sea Prawn, showing the hook-like end-joing of the outer jaw-feet Subject: Shrim... More
FMIB 45479 Beak and Claw in the Deep Sea
Pseudaristeus crassipes syn. Aristaeus crassipes English: Beak and Claw in the Deep Sea Carapace of the deep-sea Prawn, Aristaeus crassipes, showing the difference between the sexes--(a) female, with long, ba... More
FMIB 45481 Characteristic Deep-Sea Crustaceans
Parapagurus pilosimanus English: Characteristic Deep-Sea Crustaceans Parapagurus pilosimanus, with the zoophyte messmates that make its hours Subject: Hermit crabs, Parapagurus Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 45482 Characteristic Deep-Sea Crustaceans
Lysirude channeri syn. Lyreidus channeri English: Characteristic Deep-Sea Crustaceans Lyreidu channeri, Channer's Frog-crab, from 200-400 fathoms Subject: Crabs, Lyreidu Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 45483 Deceptive Hermit-Crab of the Lithodes Group
Deceptive Hermit-Crab of the Lithodes Group Paralomis indica, a crab-like Hermit-crab, from off the Travancore coast, 430 fathoms. The last pair of legs are much reduced in size, and are folded out of sight S... More
FMIB 45484 Indian Deep-Sea Mollusca
Rostellariella delicatula syn. Rostellaria delicatula English: Indian Deep-Sea Mollusca Rostellaria delicatula, very common in the Bay of Bengal near the 100-fathom line, and one of the most characteristic de... More
FMIB 45486 Indian Deep-Sea Mollusca
Fissidentalium magnificum syn. Dentalium magnificum English: Indian Deep-Sea Mollusca Dentalium magnificum, a large tooth-shell from 600-800 fathoms Subject: Dentalium, Shells Tag: Mollusks
FMIB 45487 Indian Deep-Sea Mollusca
Bolma bathyraphis syn. Astralium bathyraphe English: Indian Deep-Sea Mollusca Astralium bathyraphe, from off the Maldives, 210 fathoms... . Subject: Shells Tag: Mollusks
FMIB 45488 Indian Deep-Sea Mollusca
Megalocranchia abyssicola syn. Taonius abyssicola English: Indian Deep-Sea Mollusca Taonius abyssicola, a large-eyed cuttle-fish, from 902-1370 fathoms.... The eyes are swollen and burst Subject: Cuttlefish,... More
FMIB 45489 Indian Deep-Sea Mollusca
Chiroteuthis picteti syn. C. pellucida English: Indian Deep-Sea Mollusca Chiroteuthis pellucida, from the Bay of Bengal, 922 fathoms Subject: Cuttlefish, Chiroteuthis Tag: Mollusks
FMIB 45490 Indian Deep-Sea Mollusca
Abralia andamanica English: Indian Deep-Sea Mollusca Abralia andamanica, a probably luminous cuttle-fish, from 188-320 fathoms Subject: Cuttlefish, Abralia Tag: Mollusks
FMIB 45491 Indian Deep-Sea Mollusca
Myrtea spinifera syn. Lucina spinifera English: Indian Deep-Sea Mollusca Lucina spinifera, a British bivalve that also lives in the depths of the Bay of Bengal Subject: Lucinidae, Lucina Tag: Mollusks
FMIB 45492 Indian Deep-Sea Bivalves
Acesta indica syn. Lima indica English: Indian Deep-Sea Bivalves Lima indica, from off the Travancore coast, 430 fathoms. This species is supposed by its author, Mr. E. A. Smith, to be hardly more than a vari... More
FMIB 45493 Indian Deep-Sea Bivalves
Propeamussium alcocki syn. Amussium alcocki English: Indian Deep-Sea Bivalves Amussium alcocki, from the Laccadive Sea, 740 fathoms. The left-hand figure shows the outside, the right-hand figure the inside, o... More
FMIB 45494 Indian Deep-Sea Bivalves
Acila fultoni syn. Nucula fultoni English: Indian Deep-Sea Bivalves Nucula fultoni. This beautiful species is one of the commonist bivalves of the northern end of the Bay of Bengal, at depths ranging from 190... More
FMIB 45495 Indian Deep-Sea Bivalves
"Yoldia angulata" English: Indian Deep-Sea Bivalves Yoldia angulata, from the Bay of Bengal, 258-405 fathoms... . Subject: Yoldia, Nuculanidae Tag: Mollusks
FMIB 45496 Indian Deep-Sea Bivalves
Indian Deep-Sea Bivalves Cuspidaria macrorhynchus, from the Laccadive Sea, 636 fathoms... . Subject: Cuspidariidae, Cuspidaria Tag: Mollusks
FMIB 45497 Large Deep-Sea Lamp Shell
Dyscolia johannisdavisi syn. Terebratula johannisdavisi English: Large Deep-Sea Lamp Shell Terebratula Johannis-Davisi, a very large Brachiopod from off the Maldives, 719 fathoms. Only a single specimen was d... More
FMIB 45498 Indian Deep-Sea Starfishes
Pectinaster mimicus syn. Pontaster hispidus English: Indian Deep-Sea Starfishes Pontaster hispidus, from the Laccadive Sea, 1000 fathoms. Back view, showing the plots of papules at the bases of the rays. Only... More
FMIB 45499 Indian Deep-Sea Starfishes
Cnemidaster zea syn. Zoroaster zea English: Indian Deep-Sea Starfishes Zoroaster zea, from the Laccadive Sea, 597-1200 fathoms. Back view, showing the curious maize-like plates which encase the body. Only one... More
FMIB 45500 Indian Deep-Sea Starfishes
Rosaster florifer syn. Nymphaster florifer English: Indian Deep-Sea Starfishes Nymphaster florifer, from off the Andamans, 130-250 fathoms Subject: Starfishes, Nymphaster Tag: Invertebrates
FMIB 45501 Indian Deep-Sea Starfishes
Ophiotypa simplex English: Indian Deep-Sea Starfishes Ophiotypa simplex, a Brittle-starfish from the Bay of Bengal, 1997 fathoms... . Subject: Starfishes, Ophiotypa Tag: Invertebrates
FMIB 45502 Deep-Sea Sea-Urchins
Deep-Sea Sea-Urchins Lovenia gregalis, from the Bay of Bengal, 475 fathoms. The hair-like and bristle-like spines with which it is covered have been removed Subject: Sea urchins, Lovenia Tag: Invertebrates
FMIB 45503 Deep-Sea Sea-Urchins
Araeolampas glauca syn. Homolampas glauca English: Deep-Sea Sea-Urchins Homolampas glauca, from the Bay of Bengal. Most of the spines have been removed Subject: Sea urchins, Homolampas Tag: Invertebrates
FMIB 45504 Deep-Sea Holothurian
Deima sp. English: Deep-Sea Holothurian Species of Deima, from the Bay of Bengal, 1748 fathoms. Ventral view, showing the flat, sole-like, crawling surface, with the modified tube-feet around its edge, and th... More
FMIB 45505 Some Indian Deep-Sea Corals
Some Indian Deep-Sea Corals Caryophyllia ambrosia, from the Laccadive Sea, 1000 fathoms... . Subject: Corals, Caryophyllia Tag: Invertebrates
FMIB 45506 Some Indian Deep-Sea Corals
Stephanocyathus nobilis syn. Stephanotrochus nitens English: Some Indian Deep-Sea Corals Stephanotrochus nitens, from off the Malabar coast, 740 fathoms Subject: Corals, Stephanotrochus Tag: Invertebrates
FMIB 45507 Some Indian Deep-Sea Corals
Fungiacyathus stephanus syn. Bathyactis stephanus English: Some Indian Deep-Sea Corals Bathyactis stephana, from the Bay of Bengal, 678-800 fathoms... . Subject: Corals, Bathyactis Tag: Invertebrates
FMIB 45508 Some Indian Deep-Sea Corals
Some Indian Deep-Sea Corals Deltocyathus andamanicus, from 172-303 fathoms... . Subject: Corals, Dettocyathus Tag: Invertebrates
FMIB 45509 Indian Deep-Sea Sponges
Indian Deep-Sea Sponges Saccocalyx pedunculata, from the Bay of Bengal, 1803 fathoms.... The stalk by which the sponge is implanted in the soft ooze has been accidentally broken Subject: Sponges, Saccocalyx T... More
FMIB 45510 Indian Deep-Sea Sponges
Indian Deep-Sea Sponges Hyalonema masoni, from the Bay of Bengal, 1748 fathoms.... Only the upper part of the glass-rope, by which the sponge is anchored to the ooze, is represented, and it is overgrown with b... More
FMIB 45511 Dictyaulus elegans, a kind of Venus' Flower-basket, from th...
Dictyaulus elegans, a kind of Venus' Flower-basket, from the Laccadive Sea, 705 fathoms.... Only the upper part of the Sponge is represented Subject: Sponges, Dictyaulus Tag: Invertebrates
FMIB 45512 Masonella patelliformis, a Foraminifer with thick sandy tes...
Masonella patelliformis English: Masonella patelliformis, a Foraminifer with thick sandy test, from the Andaman Sea, 26y5 fathoms... . Subject: Protozoa, Masonella Tag: Invertebrates
FMIB 45513 Sktech Map of the Seas of India, based for the most part on...
Sketch Map of the Seas of India, based for the most part on the 'Investigator' soundings Subject: India--Maps, Bay of Bengal--Maps, Laccadive Sea--Maps Geographic Subject: India Tag: Coasts
FMIB 47660 Shells from Globigerina Ooze
Shells from Globigerina Ooze Shells from foraminiferal ooze, brought up in the sounding-tube from a depth of about 1100 fathoms, in the vicinity of the Laccadives; enlarged about forty times. In the natural st... More
FMIB 47661 Nursing Arrangements of a Ray
Gymnura micrura syn. Pteroplatea micrura English: Nursing Arrangements of a Ray Lower part of the oviduct of the Indian Bat-ray (Petroplataea micrura), laid open to show the unborn young one, and the filament... More
FMIB 47662 Robber-Crab of Oriental Island Jungles
Robber-Crab of Oriental Island Jungles Male of the Robber-crab (Birgus latro).... The small and slender fifth pair of legs are tucked up, out of sight, in the branchial chambers. The specimen from which the dr... More
FMIB 47663 Good Case of Protective Resemblance
Daldorfia investigatoris syn. Parthenope investigatoris English: Good Case of Protective Resemblance Parthenope investigatoris, an Oxyrhynch crab that lives among coarse coral shingle, and is itself so scored... More
FMIB 47664 Naturally-Protected Coral Crab
Naturally-Protected Coral Crab Actaea flosculata.... A small Cyclometope crab found in coral shingle off Ceylon, as well as off the Maldives The whole of its upper surface is closely covered with knobs and pet... More
FMIB 47665 Certain Convocation of Politic Worms and Corals
Heteropsammia cochlea syn. H. aphrodes English: Certain Convocation of Politic Worms and Corals Heteropsammia aphrodes, from off the Ganjam coast, 20-25 fathoms. The left-hand figure shows the base of the cor... More
FMIB 47666 Blind Crustacean
Blind Crustacean Prionocrangon ommatosteres, a blind deep-sea shrimp from the An 'am Sea, 405 fathoms. The eyes are completely atrophied, and the eyestalks are reduced to mere scales. The basal joint of the an... More
FMIB 47667 Scissor-Foot Prawn
Scissor-Foot Prawn Psalidopus spiniventris, the blind Scissor-foot Prawn of the depths of the Andaman Sea. The chelae are unique in being formed like shears, and the second pair of legs end in a brush of hairs... More
FMIB 47668 Link Between the East and West Indies
Link Between the East and West Indies Palaeopneustes hemingi, Anderson, a Sea-urchin discovered by Dr. A. R. S. Anderson in the depths of the Laccadive Sea. It is hardly different from the Palaeopneustes crist... More
FMIB 47669 Musical Strand-Crab of the Coromandel Coast
Musical Strand-Crab of the Coromandel Coast: Larger cheliped of the Red Ocypode Crab (Ocypoda macrocera), showing the stridulating mechanism, possessed by both sexes--(a) the key-board, on the inner surface of ... More
FMIB 47670 Fiddler-Crabs and Their Immoderate Differences
Uca annulipes (Austruca annulipes), syn. Gelasimus annulipes English: Fiddler-Crabs and Their Immoderate Differences Male Fiddler-Crab (Gelasimus annulipes) of the Godavari and Kistna mud-flats. One of the ch... More
FMIB 47671 Totally Blind - Public domain zoological illustration
Totally Blind Tauredophidium hextii, from the Bay of Bengal, 1310 fatghoms. The eres are completely atrophied, and their sockets, which are filled with connective-tissue, are entirely hidden beneath the thick,... More
FMIB 47672 Way of a Deep-Sea Fish
Coccorella atrata syn. Odontostomus atratus English: Way of a Deep-Sea Fish Odontostomus atratus, from the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, 573-870 fathoms. The individual figured, whish is an immature specimen... More
FMIB 47673 Deep-Sea Feathers
Retropluma notopus syn. Ptenoplax notopus English: Deep-Sea Feathers Ptenoplax notopus, the Flat-backed Feather-crab, from the Bay of Bengal, 100-250 fathoms. The eyes are almost rudimentary, probably as a co... More
FMIB 47674 Carpenter's Blind Lobster
Carpenter's Blind Lobster Nephropsis carpenteri, from the Bay of Bengal, 193 fathoms. The eyes have almost disappeared, but the eyestalks remain. The outer or olfactory branch of the first pair of antennae is ... More
FMIB 47675 Large-Eyed Crustacea of the Depths
Large-Eyed Crustacea of the Depths The Squeaker Crab (Psopheticus stridulans), from the Andaman Sea, 173-419 fathoms. A dismal sound, like the squeaking of a pencil on a slate, can be made by rubbing the spine... More
FMIB 47676 Deep-Sea Crustacea with Abnormally Large Eyes
Glyphocrangon priononota English: Deep-Sea Crustacea with Abnormally Large Eyes Glyphocrangon priononota, from 865-1022 fathoms; male; showing the huge eyes and the remarkably enlarged olfactory branch of the... More
FMIB 47677 Purblind Crustaceans
Purblind Crustaceans Paraphlocheles scorpio, from the Andaman Sea, 405 fathoms. This Hermit-crab is remarkable in being quite straight and symmetrical. Its eyes are pale and minute, probably as a consequence o... More
FMIB 47678 Purblind Crustaceans
Glyphocrangon caeca syn. Plastocrangon caeca English: Purblind Crustaceans Plastocrangon caeca, from the Bay of Bengal, 561 fathoms; a deep-sea shrimp, with pale, dull eyes, which are probably useless for vis... More
FMIB 47679 Iconaxiopsis andamanensis, from the Andaman Sea, 238-290 fa...
Eiconaxius andamanensis syn. Iconaxiopsis andamanensis English: Iconaxiopsis andamanensis, from the Andaman Sea, 238-290 fathoms.... This small Scorpion-lobster differs little from Iconasioptis laccadivensis,... More
FMIB 47680 Stopper-Fisted Hermit-Crab
Xylocheles miersi syn. Pylocheles miersii English: Stopper-Fisted Hermit-Crab Pylocheles miersii, discovered by Dr. A. R. S. Anderson, in the Andaman Sea, at 185 fathoms. The upper figure (a) gives and end-on... More
FMIB 47681 Indian Deep-Sea Mollusca
Indian Deep-Sea Mollusca A specimen of Xenophora pallidula, from the Andaman Sea, 185 fathoms.... Among the dead shells used as a fortification are-- (a) Gemmula congener (E. A. Smith, 1894) (synonym: Pleurot... More
Parapagurus pilosimanus
Parapagurus pilosimanus
Psalidopus Spiniventris Ray - A black and white drawing of a shrimp
Psalidopus huxleyi (=Psalidopus spiniventris), the blind Scissor-foot Prawn of the depths of the Andaman Sea. The chelae are unique, in being formed like shears, and the second pair of legs end in a brush of h... More
Actaea flosculata - A black and white drawing of a crab
Español: Ilustración de Actaea flosculata, por Alfred W. Alcock