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Amblyraja hyperborea
No full textSwimming very close to the seafloorA Ray Amblyraja hyperborea, found on the seabe
Coryphaenoides mediterraneus
No full textSwimming slowly. Feeds mainly on suprabenthic crustaceans.
It was seen close to bait but it was not clear if it was actively attracted to it or simply passing as it made no attempt to feed.A grenadier observed at the Kiwi site. 2900 m in the Eastern Mediterranean.
On occasions other individual macrourids, of smaller size than this specimen were observed. These were likely Coryphaenoides mediterraneus based on the known distributions and the more rounded nose than Coryphaenoides guentheri (Vaillant, 1888), another deep-sea macrourid cited in the Ionian Sea to 2600 m (d´Onghia et al., 2004). It should be noted that the possibility that some of these specimens belong to this species cannot be excluded
Lophiodes beroe monkfish from Brazil
No full textresting on seabed near subsea equipmentMonkfish from Brazil.
This is Lophiodes beroe Caruso,1981. John Caruso has a publication showing some photos he took from the R/V Johnson Sea Link showing the characteristic white humeral spots. The spots were first observed using the Sea Link (Fig. 4, p. 1022) and have never been seen on preserved specimens.
J. H. Caruso, S. W. Ross, K. J. Sulak and G. R. Sedberry (2007) Deep-water chaunacid and lophiid anglerfishes (Pisces: Lophiiformes) off the south-eastern United States. Journal of Fish Biology. 70:1015–102
Large Anemone
No full textLarge anemone on rock, small orange cushion star, indeterminate yellow anemone (as above) and crinoids (likely Antedon sp.) on rock. The large anemone is a member of the Hormathiidae family, this is one of the two more diverse families in the deep sea and many of the taxa are distinguished based on internal anatomy (Such as how many pairs of mesenteries are complete or the size of nematocysts)
Komokioidea sp.
No full textdeposit feederOperational Taxonomic Unit (OTU): Komokioidea sp. A
Komokioidea are typical of deep sea sediments. This group of foraminiferans has been described relatively recently. Smaller foraminifera are incorporated in the tests of this species
Bivalvia sp.
No full textsuspension and/or deposit feederOperational taxonomic unit: Bivalvia sp. B. Asymmetrical, shell strongly elongated to one side. Shell fragile
Squid
No full textSwimming in the current near subsea oil and gas structures.Squid by subsea structure
Porania pulvillus
No full textStarfish Porania pulvillus and spider crab sp. on a Pomatocerus sp. encrusted rock found at Lancaster 9 months after drilling