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Ipnops sp.
No full textSeems to be undisturbed by the presence of the ROVA fish that has been rarely photographed.
I. agassizi (shaloower than 2000 m) and I. meadi (deeper than 3500 m) are found in the Indian Ocean. It is not possible to identify this specimen to species level because the image resolution isn't high enough
Grimpoteuthis sp.
No full textMoving slowly over the seabed. Video available on SERPENT Project You Tube Channel: https://youtu.be/3N_QWaJIgUYThis cirrate octopod is a likely Grimpoteuthis sp but it is not possible to identify with confidence a specimen is required to count suckers and dissect out the shell. Other possible identifications include: Cryptoteuthis and Luteuthis:
http://tolweb.org/Luteuthis/20105
http://tolweb.org/Cryptoteuthis_brevibracchiata/121985)bu
Coryphaenoides mediterraneus (Mediterranean grenadier)
No full textlow-res photo of a fish in the Capo Pasero Basin (Ionian Sea) at 3500m water dept
Saccocalyx pedunculatus
No full textSaccocalyx pedunculatus Schulze, 1895 (with very high probability
Saccocalyx pedunculatus
No full textSaccocalyx pedunculatus Schulze, 1895 (with very high probability
Pelagic holothurian
No full textThis animal spends its entire life in the water column.True pelagic holothurian – not simply swimming to find a new feeding area. “Umbrella-like” structure with mouth in centre
Echinothuriid
No full textNote the change in sediment appearance where the animal has moved over the surfaceThe hooves on the spines are diagnostic for what Mortensen called asthenosomine echinothurioids, but this basically excludes only the Phormosoma group. Notice the dark tips of the aboral spines - these are venom-bearing tissues. There are 8 genera in the group with hooves on the spines but what ambulacral plating strongly suggests a Sperosoma or a Tromikosoma
Apristurus sp.
No full textA catshark of the genus Apristurus seen swimming in front of the BOP at Ngisi. This individual is fairly stout with a dorsal “hump” which tapers down to the head. There are several species that have a similar shape with coloration ranging from dark grey to brown, but none that quite match the colour and shape of this individual