Rig/Vessel: Deep Sea Metro I
Number of items: 75.
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Actinernus (3 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1766 |
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Actinernus sp. (3 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1760 |
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Actinoscyphia sp. (2 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Kamba-1 Depth (m): 1377 Behaviour: Two animals shown. One is open, the other closed. Also note the decapod crustaceans hiding under the rock. |
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Anemone (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Pweza-3 Depth (m): 1384 Behaviour: |
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Antimora rostrata (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1780 Behaviour: Attending a baited camera experiment |
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Apristurus sp. (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Ngisi-1 Depth (m): 1318 |
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Barnacle (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Ngisi-1 Depth (m): 1328 |
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Bathysaurus ferox
(1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Kamba-1 Depth (m): 1380 Behaviour: sit and wait predator |
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Benthocodon sp. (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Ngisi-1 Depth (m): 1326 Behaviour: These animals drift slowly over the surface of the sediment apparently feeding on copepods and organic material on the sediment |
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Benthocodon sp. (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Kamba-1 Depth (m): 1384 Behaviour: |
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Benthothuria (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-2 Depth (m): 1620 |
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Blobfish (2 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Pweza-3 Depth (m): 1380 Behaviour: Hiding behind Paragorgia (bubblegum) coral. |
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Blobfish (2 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Pweza-3 Depth (m): 1380 |
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Blobfish (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Kamba-1 Depth (m): 1380 Behaviour: sit and wait predator |
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Blobfish (2 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Kamba-1 Depth (m): 1380 Behaviour: sit and wait predator |
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Bubblegum coral (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Pweza-3 Depth (m): 1380 Behaviour: |
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Centrophorus granulosus (2 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Ngisi-1 Depth (m): 1326 Behaviour: Feeding at a baited camera experiment. Scavenging. |
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Centrophorus granulosus (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Ngisi-1 Depth (m): 1326 Behaviour: Feeding at a baited camera experiment. Scavenging. |
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Chrysogorgiid coral with Chirostylid crustacean (2 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Pweza-3 Depth (m): 1382 Behaviour: Crustacean is hiding within the coral. This is a known association. |
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Chrysogorgiidae (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Kamba-1 Depth (m): 1384 Behaviour: Provides habitat for chirostylid squat lobsters |
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Crinoid (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Pweza-3 Depth (m): 1381 Behaviour: Arms raised into water column to feed on plankton as the current passes through the fan shape created by the feather-like arms. |
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Deep-sea shark (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Kamba-1 Depth (m): 1380 Behaviour: Scavenging on a simulated food-fall. |
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Deep-sea shark (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1700 Behaviour: Scavenging on a simulated food-fall. |
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Dicrolene sp (2 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Ngisi-1 Depth (m): 1328 |
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Echinothuriid (2 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-2 Depth (m): 1627 Behaviour: Note the change in sediment appearance where the animal has moved over the surface |
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Grimpoteuthis sp. (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa Depth (m): 1144 Behaviour: Moving slowly over the seabed. Video available on SERPENT Project You Tube Channel: https://youtu.be/3N_QWaJIgUY |
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Halosaur (5 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Kamba-1 Depth (m): 1380 Behaviour: Swimming just above the seabed |
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Hermit crab and anemone (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1767 Behaviour: The anemone, Epizoanthus sp. is on the shell of the hermit crab Parapagurus sp. The larger crab is carrying the smaller one. |
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Hermit crab and anemone (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Ngisi-1 Depth (m): 1320 Behaviour: Feeding at baited timelapse camera. The animal would appear at the bait for a number of frames before moving away (oftern to the back of the frame) to return to the bait later in the deployment. |
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Hyalonema (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-2 Depth (m): 1624 |
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Hyalonema (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1767 |
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Hydrolagus affinis (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1780 Behaviour: feeding? attracted to bait |
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Hydrolagus affinis (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1780 Behaviour: feeding? attracted to bait |
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Hydrolagus sp. (2 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-2 Depth (m): 1620 |
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Ipnops sp. (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-2 Depth (m): 1623 |
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Ipnops sp. (4 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1773 |
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Ipnops sp. (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1773 |
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Ipnops sp. (0 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1770 Behaviour: Seems to be undisturbed by the presence of the ROV |
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Legskate (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-2 Depth (m): 1618 |
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Mastigoteuthid squid (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa Depth (m): 1297 Behaviour: The animal appears to hang motionless in the water column |
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Pelagic Amphipod (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Pweza-3 Depth (m): 1418 Behaviour: Swimming |
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Pelagic Amphipod (0 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Pweza-3 Depth (m): 1418 Behaviour: Swimming |
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Pelagic holothurian (4 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1048 Behaviour: This animal spends its entire life in the water column. |
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Piglet squid (2 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Pweza-3 Depth (m): 1384 Behaviour: Swimming near the seabed |
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Platylistrum platessa
(1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Kamba-1 Depth (m): 1374 |
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Platylistrum platessa (3 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Pweza-3 Depth (m): 1382 |
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Plesiopenaeus sp. (2 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1772 Behaviour: encountered swimming over the seabed during a video transect |
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Poralia sp. (3 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Ngisi-1 Depth (m): 1328 |
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Pterasterid sea star (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-2 Depth (m): 1620 |
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Rattail (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Ngisi-1 Depth (m): 1326 Behaviour: Attending baited camera. Not clear from images if it feeds on the bait. |
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Rattail (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Kamba-1 Depth (m): 1380 |
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Regadrella sp. (2 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Pweza-3 Depth (m): 1388 |
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Regadrella sp. (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-2 Depth (m): 1388 |
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Rhinochimaeridae (2 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1780 Behaviour: Swimming towards the ROV |
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Saccocalyx pedunculatus (2 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-2 Depth (m): 1617 |
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Saccocalyx pedunculatus (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-2 Depth (m): 1622 |
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Scalloped hammerhead (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa Depth (m): 1043 Behaviour: Swimming at the seabed at >1000 m depth |
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Schizopathes (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-2 Depth (m): 1620 |
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Schizopathes (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Pweza-3 Depth (m): 1620 |
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Schizopathes (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1780 |
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Sea Cucumber (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Ngisi-1 Depth (m): 1328 |
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Sea Cucumber (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Ngisi-1 Depth (m): 1323 |
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Sea cucumber (2 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1770 |
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Sea Pen (2 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Pweza-3 Depth (m): 1383 |
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Swimming sea cucumber (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Pweza-3 Depth (m): 1388 Behaviour: Swimming |
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Swimming sea cucumber (4 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1771 Behaviour: Swimming |
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Synaphobranchid (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Ngisi-1 Depth (m): 1328 |
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Synaphobranchid (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Pweza-3 Depth (m): 1384 Behaviour: Attending baited camera experiment |
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Syringammina sp. (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1771 |
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Tripodfish (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Pweza-3 Depth (m): 1382 Behaviour: Perched on the seabed on extended fin rays |
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Tripodfish (2 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Ngisi-1 Depth (m): 1326 Behaviour: Perched on the seabed on extended fin rays |
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Xenophyophore (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-2 Depth (m): 1653 |
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Xenophyophore (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-3 Depth (m): 1770 |
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Xyelacyba myersi (1 file)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Ngisi-1 Depth (m): 1328 Behaviour: Possibly in feeding posture. Feeding on suprabenthic crustaceans? |
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Yellowfin Tuna (3 files)
Site: Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Mzia-2 Depth (m): 1780 Behaviour: Following ROV in to deep water. On descent they were seen to >1000 m on occasions. On recovery of the ROV they were not encountered until 500 m depth. |
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