Image of fathead sculpins
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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
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Title: Blobfish
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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
Rig: Deep Sea Metro I
Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering
ROV: Millennium 114
Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates
Deposited On: 03 March 2015
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
- Chordata (Chordates)
- Vertebrata (vertebrates)
- Gnathostomata (jawed fish)
- Osteichthyes
- Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
- Neopterygii
- Teleostei
- Euteleostei
- Neoteleostei
- Acanthopterygii
- Perciformes
- Cottioidei
- Psychrolutidae (fathead sculpins)
- Psychrolutes
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