Typical shape change behavior exhibited by eight mesopelagic animals

Eelpout: Lycodapus    mandibularis Movie Lycodapus curling (1.6mb)	Eelpout: Melanostigma pammelas  Movie Melanostigma curling (1.5mb)	Snailfish: Careproctus melanurus Movie Careproctus curling (0.4mb)
Flatfish: Juvenile  Rex sole    Movie Rex sole curling (1.1mb)	Arrow worm: Chaetognath sp. Movie Chaetagnath curling (0.3mb)	Larvacean: Bathocordaeus sp. No movie available
Nemertean:  Nectonemertes sp. Movie Nectonemertes curling (1.1mb)	Polychaete: Tomopteris nisseni  Movie Tomopteris curling(0.9mb)

These images illustrate behavior described in the manuscript "Shape Change Behavior by Mesopelagic Animals", which has been published in Mar. Fresh. Behav.Physiol. 32:17-25, 1999