Ipnops sp.
Description
A fish that has been rarely photographed. There are three known species of Ipnops. I. agassizi (shaloower than 2000 m) and I. meadi (deeper than 3500 m) are found in the Indian Ocean. It is not possible to identify this specimen to species level because the image resolution isn't high enough.
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Ipnops sp. |
| Creator(s): | Gates, A. |
| Identification: | Sulak, K. and Nielsen, J. |
| Date: | 29 January 2012 |
| Time: | 14:47 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata (Chordates) > Class Actinopterygii (Ray finned Fish) > Order Aulopiformes (Grinners, Lizardfishes) |
| Species: | Ipnops sp. |
| Site: | Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Zafarani |
| Depth (m): | 2587 |
| Latitude: | 9 deg 14' 00" N |
| Longitude: | 40 deg 26' 00" E |
| Countries: | East Africa > Tanzania |
| Habitat: | Benthic boundary zone |
| Substratum: | Deep-sea mud |
| Rig: | Ocean Rig Poseidon |
| Project Partners: | Statoil, Oceaneering |
| ROV: | Millenium 93 and 73 |
| Keywords: | Fish Ipnops Tanzania Indian Ocean Zafarani |
| Deposited By: | Dr Andrew Gates |
| Deposited On: | 19 April 2012 |
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