Description: A grenadier observed at the Kiwi site. 2900 m in the Eastern Mediterranean.
On occasions other individual macrourids, of smaller size than this specimen were observed. These were likely Coryphaenoides mediterraneus based on the known distributions and the more rounded nose than Coryphaenoides guentheri (Vaillant, 1888), another deep-sea macrourid cited in the Ionian Sea to 2600 m (d´Onghia et al., 2004). It should be noted that the possibility that some of these specimens belong to this species cannot be excluded. Item Type: Image Title: Coryphaenoides mediterraneus Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Coryphaenoides mediterraneus Site: Atlantic -- Mediterranean -- Eastern Mediterranean -- Kiwi Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 2720m Latitude: 32 deg 15' 33" N Longitude: 28 deg 38' 45" W Countries: North Africa -- EgyptNorth Africa -- Egypt Habitat: Benthic Rig: Discoverer Americas Project Partners: Statoil, Transocean, Oceaneering ROV: Millenium Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 27 February 2012
