Image of Paragorgiidae Kükenthal 1916
Description:
Description: A "blobfish" encountered during an ROV video survey at over 1300 m depth off Tanzania. A species from the family Psychrolutidae.
Item Type: Image
Title: Blobfish
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Species: Psychrolutes?, Paragorgia
Behaviour: Hiding behind Paragorgia (bubblegum) coral.
Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Pweza-3
Site Description: Seafloor
Depth (m): 1380
Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania
Rig: Deep Sea Metro I
Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering
ROV: Millennium 113
Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates
Deposited On: 13 August 2014
Included On The Following Pages:
- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Cnidaria (cnidarians)
- Anthozoa (anemones and corals)
- Alcyonacea (soft corals)
- Paragorgiidae
- Paragorgia
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