Redfish and plumose anemones in the North Sea

Description

Sebastes sp. redfish and plumose anemones on and around the subsea structure of the Thistle platform in the North Sea

Item Type:	Image
Title:	Redfish and plumose anemones in the North Sea
Identification:	Guerin, Andrew
Classification:	Chordata (Chordates) > Actinopterygii (Ray finned Fish) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpion fish & sculpins) > Sebastidae (Rockfish, rosefish), Cnidaria (Cnidarians) > Anthozoa (Sea Anemones & Corals) > Actinaria (Anemonies) > Metridiidae
Species:	Metridium senile, Sebastes sp.
Behaviour:	Anemones attached to subsea structures, redfish swimming
Site:	Atlantic > North Sea
Site Description:	Seafloor
Depth (m):	165
Countries:	UK > North Sea
Habitat:	Temperate
Substratum:	Man made rig structure
Rig:	Thistle A Platform
Project Partners:	Rovtech, Lundin Petroleum, iicorr
Keywords:	Plumose, Metridium, redfish, Norway Redfish, Thistle Platform, North Sea
Deposited By:	Lis Maclaren
Deposited On:	24 May 2007

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