Eel
Description
Up to 1000 mm in total length. not a synaphobranchid, but a Nettastomidae (sharp elongate snout, dorsal fin is very high, and tapers unlike a synaphobranchid, pectoral fins may be absent or very small (usually these are prominent in synaphos and held out laterally). My initial guess is Nettastoma, maybe N. melanura, which is known from the Gulf of Guinea, depth range overall 300-900 m.
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | 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) > Nettastomidae |
| Species: | Nettastoma melanura |
| Behaviour: | Swimming above seabed. |
| Site: | Atlantic > South Atlantic > Nigeria > Usan field Atlantic > Central Atlantic > Nigeria > Usan field |
| Site Description: | Equipment |
| Depth (m): | 750m |
| Latitude: | 3 deg 29' 00" N |
| Longitude: | 7 deg 28' 00" E |
| Countries: | North Africa North Africa |
| Habitat: | Benthic |
| Rig: | Bourbon Diamond |
| Project Partners: | Total E&P Nigeria, Bourbon, Oceaneering |
| ROV: | Millennium 73 |
| Keywords: | Eel |
| Deposited By: | Mr Rob Curry |
| Deposited On: | 08 December 2009 |
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