Bathysaurus sp.
Description
Rare sequence of lizardfish swimming/landing on the seabed Bathysaurus sp. (mollis?) Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owbA_-Q-RW4
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Bathysaurus sp. |
| Creator(s): | Gates, AR |
| Date: | 26 November 2016 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata (Chordates) > Class Actinopterygii (Ray finned Fish) > Order Aulopiformes (Grinners, Lizardfishes) > Family Bathysauridae (Lizardfish) |
| Species: | Bathysaurus sp. |
| Behaviour: | Swimming and landing on the seabed |
| Site: | Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Kitatange-1 |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 2320 |
| Latitude: | 9 deg 35' 00" S |
| Longitude: | 40 deg 20' 00" E |
| Countries: | East Africa > Tanzania |
| Habitat: | Benthic |
| Substratum: | Deep-sea mud |
| Rig: | Noble Globetrotter II |
| Project Partners: | BG Group, Oceaneering |
| ROV: | Millennium 141 |
| Keywords: | Bathysaurus, lizardfish |
| Deposited By: | Dr Andrew Gates |
| Deposited On: | 03 March 2017 |
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