Snub-nosed Eel

Snub-nosed Eel

Description

800 - 1200 mm length. Family Synaphobranchid ae. This is the species Simenchelys parasitica, which behaves much like a hagfish. It has a very muscular head with a small mouth, used to rip flesh from a carcass.

Item Type:Image
Title:Snub-nosed Eel
Creator(s):Curry, Rob
Identification:Jones, Daniel
Date:July 2009
Copyright:SERPENT project
Classification:Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata (Chordates) > Class Actinopterygii (Ray finned Fish) > Order Anguilliformes (Eels) > Synaphobranchidae (Deepsea eels)
Species:Simenchelys parasitica
Behaviour:Feeding on a carcass on the seabed.
Site:Atlantic > South Atlantic > Nigeria > Akpo field
Atlantic > Central Atlantic > Nigeria > Akpo field
Site Description:Seafloor
Depth (m):1366m
Latitude:3 deg 07' 00" N
Longitude:6 deg 49' 00" E
Countries:West Africa > Nigeria
Habitat:Benthic
Substratum:Fine sediment, partially disturbed
Rig:Jack Ryan
Project Partners:Total, Transocean, Oceaneering
ROV:Millennium 43
Keywords:Snub-nosed Eel
Deposited By:Mr Rob Curry
Deposited On:14 December 2009

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