Blobfish
Description
A "blobfish" encountered on the seabed during ROV operations off Ghana (note: approximate position)
| Item Type: | Image |
|---|---|
| Title: | Blobfish |
| Creator(s): | Gates, AR |
| Identification: | Gates, AR |
| Date: | 07 December 2015 |
| Time: | 03:50 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata (Chordates) > Class Actinopterygii (Ray finned Fish) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpion fish & sculpins) > Psychrolutidae (Sculpins, blobfishes) |
| Species: | Psychrolutes sp. |
| Site: | Atlantic > Central Atlantic > Ghana Regions > West Africa > Ghana |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 812 |
| Latitude: | 4 deg 06' 00" N |
| Longitude: | -3 deg 00' 00" E |
| Northing: | 510000 |
| Easting: | 510000 |
| UTM Zone: | 30N |
| Countries: | Sites > Atlantic > Central Atlantic > Ghana West Africa > Ghana |
| Habitat: | benthic |
| Substratum: | soft sediment |
| Project Partners: | Subsea7, Tullow Oil |
| ROV: | Hercules 17 |
| Keywords: | blobfish psychrolutes |
| Deposited By: | Mr Rob Curry |
| Deposited On: | 04 December 2015 |
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