Tripodfish
Description
A tripodfish, Bathypterois (dubius?). The animal is perched on the seabed on elongated fin rays. The swimming behaviour of a similar species is reported from SERPENT observations here: Davis, M. P., Chakrabarty, P. (2011) Tripodfish (Aulopiformes: Bathypterois) locomotion and landing behaviour from video observation at bathypelagic depths in the Campos Basin of Brazil. Marine Biology Research 7:297-303
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Tripodfish |
| Creator(s): | Gates, A. |
| Date: | 23 May 2013 |
| Time: | 03:44 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata (Chordates) > Class Actinopterygii (Ray finned Fish) > Order Aulopiformes (Grinners, Lizardfishes) > Ipnopidae |
| Species: | Bathypterois sp. |
| Behaviour: | Perched on the seabed on extended fin rays |
| Site: | Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Ngisi-1 |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 1326 |
| Countries: | East Africa > Tanzania |
| Habitat: | Seabed |
| Substratum: | Coarse grain size deep-sea sediment |
| Rig: | Deep Sea Metro I |
| Project Partners: | BG Group, Oceaneering |
| ROV: | Millennium 113 |
| Keywords: | tripodfish Bathypterois Tanzania |
| Deposited By: | Dr Andrew Gates |
| Deposited On: | 14 August 2014 |
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