Image of Bathypterois viridensis (Roule 1916)

Description:

Description: There are two very closely related species, B. viridensis and B. guentheri that occur mainly as geographic cognates, but co-occur in the eastern Atlantic off western Africa. They differ in the lateral extent and placement of the black color sections along the body (aside from other more technical details). In B. guentheri, the band under the dorsal fin is black (of total of two black bands). In B. viridensis, it is white (of total of three black bands), as in these images.
Item Type: Image
Title: Tripodfish
Copyright: SERPENT project
Species: Bathypterois viridensis
Behaviour: Swimming above seabed.
Site: Atlantic -- South Atlantic -- Nigeria
Atlantic -- Central Atlantic -- Nigeria
Site Description: Seafloor
Depth (m): 993m
Latitude: 4 deg 33' 00" N
Longitude: 4 deg 36' 00" E
Countries: West Africa -- Nigeria
Habitat: Benthic
Deposited By: Mr Rob Curry
Deposited On: 02 August 2018