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Unidentified sponge
No full textAttatched to rockUnidentified sponge (possibly Phakellia) and unidentified organism (possibly sponge or stylasterine
Digitate cusk eel (Dicrolene intronigra)
No full textSwimmingThis is definitely the ophidioid Dicrolene. The elongate free pelvic rays directed forward are characteristic of this taxon, and the large eye and white lateral line pores help.
The full ID is probably D. intronigra, common between 800-1800 m both sides of the Atlantic at tropical latitudes.
There are about 10 nominal species, but probably only about 4-5 are valid. A key characteristic is the short
sharp preopercular spine. In D. intronigra, it is short,
straight, and not visible in photos. In the next most
likely possibility, D. kanazawai, the spine is longer, curved upward, white, and would be visible in a photo of the present quality