Filmà ëd Ipnopidae

Descrission:

Description: Tripod fish swimming above the seabed, then stops to face ROV. Size would be around 0.4m.
Item Type: Video
Title: Tripod fish
Copyright: SERPENT Project
Species: Bathypterois sp.
Behaviour: Swimming slowly away from ROV, then turns to face ROV and rests fins on seafloor.
Site: Atlantic -- South Atlantic -- Brazil
Regions -- South America -- Brazil
Site Description: Seafloor
Depth (m): 1443m
Latitude: 21 deg 13' 01" S
Longitude: 39 deg 58' 23" W
Countries: Brazil -- Campos Basin
Habitat: Benthic
Rig: Deep Constructor
Project Partners: Technip
ROV: Triton XL32
Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates
Deposited On: 08 February 2010