Blobfish
Description
A "blobfish" was observed near the well site at 1380 m depth on several occasions over the course 7 days off Tanzania. A species from the family Psychrolutidae
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Blobfish |
| Creator(s): | Gates, A. |
| Date: | 20 September 2014 |
| Time: | 08:31 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata (Chordates) > Class Actinopterygii (Ray finned Fish) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpion fish & sculpins) > Psychrolutidae (Sculpins, blobfishes) |
| Species: | Psychrolutes sp. |
| Behaviour: | sit and wait predator |
| Site: | Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Kamba-1 |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 1380 |
| Countries: | East Africa > Tanzania |
| Habitat: | benthic |
| Substratum: | soft sediment |
| Rig: | Deep Sea Metro I |
| Project Partners: | BG Group, Oceaneering |
| ROV: | Millennium 114 |
| Keywords: | blobfish |
| Deposited By: | Dr Andrew Gates |
| Deposited On: | 03 March 2015 |
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