Description: A scalloped hammerhead seen with a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) at over 1000 m depth. At the time of publication this is the deepest record of this species. The observation is described in the SERPENT Project publication:
Alec B.M. Moore and Andrew R. Gates (2015). Deep-water observation of scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini in the western Indian Ocean off Tanzania. Marine Biodiversity Records, 8, e91
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1755267215000627 Item Type: Image Title: Scalloped hammerhead Copyright: SERPENT Species: Sphyrna lewini Behaviour: Swimming at the seabed at --1000 m depth Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1043 Latitude: 10 deg 00' 00" S Longitude: 40 deg 00' 00" E Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Rig: Deep Sea Metro I Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 113 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 24 June 2015
