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Fig. 1. Schematic drawing of the position (A,B) and structure (C) of the ventral
photophores of the hatchetfish Argyropelecus hemigymnus. A common
chamber for the photocytes (p) is surrounded by a reflector (r) (B,C). There
are several exits for light from the photocyte chamber. The exits contain
pigmented filter (f) cells and, more peripherally, unpigmented transparent
tissue called the gelatinous body (gb; C)
(Bassot, 1966;
Denton et al., 1985). Arrows
indicate the main entrance points for nerve fibres through the reflector to
the photocyte chamber found in the present study (C).
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