Description: Leeches rest on the seabed after feeding on fishes (Notostomum sucks the blood of rays and eelpouts).
Up to 200 mm long Item Type: Image Title: Notostomum laeve Species: Notostomum laeve Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of ShetlandNorth Sea -- West of Shetland Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1156 Latitude: 61 deg 16' 00" N Longitude: 2 deg 59' 00" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Rig: Leiv Eiriksson Project Partners: Shell ROV: Magnum 105 and Magnum 146 Deposited By: Dr Daniel Jones Deposited On: 09 May 2014