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Antimora rostrata
No full textSwimming close to the seabedAntimora rostrata swimming close to the seabed at 2300 m dept
Cirrate octopus
No full textSwimmingThese images show a cirrate octopus just above the seabed at 1384 m depth off Ghana. The fins that characterise the group Cirrata are clearly visible in the image (the group is also characterised by cirri on the arms). Examination of the internal shell of a specimen is required for species identification
Bathysaurus sp.
No full textSwimming and landing on the seabedRare sequence of lizardfish swimming/landing on the seabed Bathysaurus sp. (mollis?)
Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owbA_-Q-RW
Antimora rostrata
No full textSwimming close to the seabedAntimora rostrata swimming close to the seabed at 2300 m dept
Predatory tunicate
No full textA predatory tunicate will capture food from the water column including small crustaceans such as amphipods. See the following paper by Okuyama (2002) for more information:
"Morphological Studies on the Bathyal Ascidian, Megalodicopia hians Oka 1918 (Octacnemidae, Phlebobranchia), with Remarks on Feeding and Tunic Morphology".The seabed at Kitatange-1 was dominated by soft sediment with occasional areas of hard substratum. The rocks supported sessile invertebrate assemblages such as sponges and soft corals and the predatory tunicate shown here. It is likely from the family Octacnemidae
Zoarcid
No full textAssociated with structures?Zoarcid on the seabed (note the position reported here is approximate
Blobfish
No full textA "blobfish" encountered on the seabed during ROV operations off Ghana (note: approximate position
