The deep ocean is home to some of the most unusual of all fishes. This book is the first Fish Physiology volume devoted to these bizarre undersea creatures. Practically every organ system is affected by the constraints imposed by benthic pressure, the absence of light, and the relatively scarce supply of both food and mates. Deep Sea Fishes demonstrates how these fishes living in extremely harsh conditions metabolize, behave, and evolve..

Table of contents :
Norman Bertram “Freddy” Marshall
Pages xiii-xvi
Quentin Bone

1 What is The Deep Sea? Original Research Article
Pages 1-41
Martin V. Angel

2 Systematics of Deep-Sea Fishes Original Research Article
Pages 43-77
Stanley H. Weitzman

3 Distribution and Population Ecology Original Research Article
Pages 79-114
Richard L. Haedrich

4 Feeding At Depth Original Research Article
Pages 115-193
John V. Gartner Jr., Roy E. Crabtree, Kenneth J. Sulak

5 Buoyancy At Depth Original Research Article
Pages 195-237
Bernd Pelster

6 Biochemistry At Depth Original Research Article
Pages 239-277
Allen G. Gibbs

7 Pressure Effects on Shallow-Water Fishes Original Research Article
Pages 279-323
Philippe Sébert

8 Sensory Physiolog Original Research Article
Pages 325-340,342-349
John Montgomery, Ned Pankhurst

9 Laboratory and in Situ Methods for Studying Deep-Sea Fishes Original Research Article
Pages 351-378
Kenneth L. Smith Jr., Roberta J. Baldwin