Description: An ophidioid fish - Bassozetus sp. Item Type: Image Title: Ophidioid fish Copyright: SERPENT Species: Bassozetus sp. Behaviour: Apparently attracted to bait deployed at the seabed Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Zafarani Depth (m): 2601 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Habitat: Benthic boundary zone Rig: Ocean Rig Poseidon Project Partners: Statoil, Oceaneering ROV: Millenium 93 and 73 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 19 April 2012
Description: English: This cusk eel ( sp), seen on Dive 08 of the expedition, was one of the fish we had expected to see during this dive since it is also common further east in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Picture taken in the abysses of the Pacific ocean by NOAA mission Okeanos Explorer in 2017. Date: 8 May 2017, 23:13:59. Source: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1705/logs/may10/welcome.html. Author: NOAA Okeanos Explorer.