Description: Video highlights from a SERPENT visit to the Discoverer Americas at the Kiwi site in the Eastern Mediterranean in December 2010. The crab Chaceon mediterraneus and three species of fish (Bathypterois mediterraneus, Chalinura mediterranea and Cataetyx laticeps) were the only species observed Item Type: Video Title: Highlights from Eastern Mediterranean Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Bathypterois mediterraneus, Chaceon mediterraneus, Chalinura mediterranea, Cataetyx laticeps Site: Atlantic -- Mediterranean -- Eastern Mediterranean -- Kiwi Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 2720m Latitude: 32 deg 15' 33" N Longitude: 28 deg 38' 45" W Countries: North Africa -- EgyptNorth Africa -- Egypt Habitat: Benthic Rig: Discoverer Americas Project Partners: Statoil, Transocean, Oceaneering ROV: Millenium Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 23 May 2011
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 -- BrazilRegions -- 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
