Viperfish in the Gulf of Mexico


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A viperfish swimming in the water column in the Gulf of Mexico

Item Type:Video
Title:Viperfish in the Gulf of Mexico
Creator(s):Benfield, Mark
Identification:Sutton, Tracy and Benfield, Mark
Date:01 July 2006
Time:11:27:36 (GMT -5 hours)
Classification:Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata (Chordates) > Class Actinopterygii (Ray finned Fish) > Order Stomiiformes (Dragonfishes) > Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Chauliodontinae
Species:Chauliodus sloani
Behaviour:Swimming through water column
Site:Atlantic > Gulf of Mexico > Green Canyon 821
Site Description:Midwater
Depth (m):1079
Latitude:27 deg 09' 20" N
Longitude:90 deg 29' 43" W
Countries:Mexico > Gulf of Mexico
Habitat:Water temp 5.47 degrees celcius
Rig:Transocean Marianas
Project Partners:BP, Oceaneering, Transocean
ROV:Millennium
Keywords:viperfish, fish, water column, Gulf of Mexico
Deposited By:Rob Curry
Deposited On:17 May 2007

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