Torsk fish in the North Sea

Description

A torsk fish, sea star and devonshire cup corals at the bottom of the Thistle platform in the North Sea

Item Type:	Image
Title:	Torsk fish in the North Sea
Identification:	Guerin, Andrew
Classification:	Cnidaria (Cnidarians) > Anthozoa (Sea Anemones & Corals) > Scleractinia (Stony corals) > Carophylliidae (Stony coral), Echinodermata (Echinoderms) > Asteroidea (Starfish & Sea Stars) > Forcipulatida (Sea Stars) > Asteriidae (Sea stars), Chordata (Chordates) > Actinopterygii (Ray finned Fish) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Gadidae (Cods & Haddocks)
Species:	Caryophyllia smithii, Brosme brosme, Asterias rubens
Behaviour:	On seabed
Site:	Atlantic > North Sea
Site Description:	Seafloor
Depth (m):	165
Countries:	UK > North Sea
Habitat:	Temperate
Substratum:	Rock and sand
Rig:	Thistle A Platform
Project Partners:	Rovtech, Lundin Petroleum, iicorr
Keywords:	Torsk, tusk, fish, devonshire cup corals, sea star, mussel shells, Thistle Platform, North Sea
Deposited By:	Lis Maclaren
Deposited On:	24 May 2007

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