Redfish, sea star and plumose anemones in the North Sea

Description

Sebastes sp. redfish and sea star with plumose anemones in the background around the subsea structure of the Thistle platform in the North Sea

Item Type:	Image
Title:	Redfish, sea star and plumose anemones in the North Sea
Identification:	Guerin, Andrew
Classification:	Chordata (Chordates) > Actinopterygii (Ray finned Fish) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpion fish & sculpins) > Sebastidae (Rockfish, rosefish), Echinodermata (Echinoderms) > Asteroidea (Starfish & Sea Stars) > Forcipulatida (Sea Stars) > Asteriidae (Sea stars), Cnidaria (Cnidarians) > Anthozoa (Sea Anemones & Corals) > Actinaria (Anemonies) > Metridiidae
Species:	Metridium senile, Sebastes sp., Asterias rubens
Behaviour:	Anemones attached to subsea structures, redfish swimming, sea star on seabed
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, sea star, starfish, mussel shells, Thistle Platform, North Sea
Deposited By:	Lis Maclaren
Deposited On:	24 May 2007

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