Description: An ophidioid fish - Acanthonus armatus Item Type: Image Title: Ophidioid fish Copyright: SERPENT Species: Acanthonus armatus 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: An ophidioid fish - Acanthonus armatus Item Type: Image Title: Ophidioid fish Copyright: SERPENT Species: Acanthonus armatus 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: An ophidioid fish - Acanthonus armatus Item Type: Image Title: Ophidioid fish Copyright: SERPENT Species: Acanthonus armatus 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: Over 1000 mm length. This is an image of the neobythitine ophidioid species Xyelacyba myersi. This is a definite ID. Ken Sulak has recently imaged this same species in the Bahamas. Nothing else looks like this fish. Item Type: Image Title: Cusk Eel Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Xyelacyba myersi Behaviour: Swimming in the water column. Site: Atlantic -- South Atlantic -- Nigeria -- Akpo fieldAtlantic -- Central Atlantic -- Nigeria -- Akpo field Site Description: Midwater Depth (m): 1366m Latitude: 3 deg 07' 00" N Longitude: 6 deg 49' 00" E Countries: West Africa -- Nigeria Habitat: Benthic Rig: Jack Ryan Project Partners: Total, Transocean, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 43 Deposited By: Mr R Curry Deposited On: 09 December 2009