Flatfish
Description
Flatfish sp. most likely Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
| Item Type: | Image |
|---|---|
| Title: | Flatfish |
| Creator(s): | Gates, A. |
| Identification: | Gates, A. |
| Date: | 12 September 2010 |
| Time: | 14:55 |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata (Chordates) > Class Actinopterygii (Ray finned Fish) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfish, flounders, soles) |
| Species: | Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis |
| Behaviour: | Lying on the seabed, the body of the fish is very visible and not covered in sediment |
| Site: | Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Whirlwind North Sea > West of Shetland > Whirlwind |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 184 |
| Latitude: | 60 deg 17' 01" N |
| Longitude: | 3 deg 50' 19" W |
| Countries: | UK > West of Shetland |
| Habitat: | Benthic |
| Substratum: | Sand and gravel with some boulders |
| Rig: | Borgsten Dolphin |
| Project Partners: | Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Subsea 7 |
| ROV: | Pioneer 027 |
| Keywords: | West of Shetland Whirlwind Atlantic Benthic Flatfish Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis |
| Deposited By: | Miss Moira MacLean |
| Deposited On: | 15 November 2010 |
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