Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleMelanism in the gastric mucosa of the scalloped ribbonfish from the Ligurian Sea.AuthorsBottaro, M.; Ferrando, S.; Ferrando, T.; Psomadakis, P. N.; Vacchi, M.AbstractInternal stomach melanism was observed in two scalloped ribbonfishZu cristatusfrom the Ligurian Sea. The phenomenon may help prevent advertizing the presence of this species after consumption of bioluminescent prey.SubjectsLIGURIAN Sea; TRACHIPTERIDAE; TRICHIURIDAE; FISHES; MELANISMPublicationJournal of Fish Biology, 2005, Vol 66, Issue 5, p1489ISSN0022-1112Publication typeArticleDOI10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00680.x