Cod

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This cod was seen at Lancaster on a return visit 9 months after drilling. It was feeding on krill. Squat lobsters (Munida sp.) can be seen in the background.

Item Type:	Image
Title:	Cod
Creator(s):	Gates, A
Identification:	Gates, A
Date:	27 May 2010
Time:	03:25
Copyright:	SERPENT Project
Classification:	Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) > Class Malacostraca (Crabs, krill, pill bugs, shrimps, prawns) > Order Decapoda (Crabs, lobsters, prawns, shrimps) > Family Galatheidae (Galatids (squat lobsters)), Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata (Chordates) > Class Actinopterygii (Ray finned Fish) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Gadidae (Cods & Haddocks), Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) > Class Malacostraca (Crabs, krill, pill bugs, shrimps, prawns) > Order Euphausiacea (Krill) > Family Euphausiidae (Krill)
Species:	Gadus morhua, Munida sp.
Behaviour:	Feeding
Site:	Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster
Site Description:	Seafloor
Depth (m):	155
Latitude:	60 deg 11' 13" N
Longitude:	3 deg 51' 18" W
Countries:	UK > West of Shetland
Habitat:	benthic
Substratum:	sand/gravel
Rig:	Borgsten Dolphin
Project Partners:	Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Subsea 7
ROV:	Pioneer 027
Keywords:	Cod
Deposited By:	Dr Andrew Gates
Deposited On:	20 August 2010

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