Description: Common monkfish. Usually around 200 mm in total length.
Has walking anal fins. Ocgocephalidae, probable genus
either Dibranchus or Halieutichthys. The fundamental
shape is that of Dibranchus, but I cannot see the
details necessary in this low-res image. The close
resemblance to Dibranchus would suggest this is the correct
genus, if so the species found commonly in the Gulf of Guinea from 45-1300 m depth is Dibranchus atlanticus. One
other species Dibranchus tremendous is found in the region but typically deeper than this survey (750-2300 m). The details necessary to resolve the species are not visible in the photograph. Item Type: Image Title: Monkfish Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Dibranchus sp. Behaviour: Swimming above seabed. Site: Atlantic -- South Atlantic -- Nigeria -- Usan fieldAtlantic -- Central Atlantic -- Nigeria -- Usan field Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 750m Latitude: 3 deg 29' 00" N Longitude: 7 deg 28' 00" E Countries: West Africa -- Nigeria Habitat: Benthic Rig: Bourbon Diamond Project Partners: Total EandP Nigeria, Bourbon, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 73 Deposited By: Mr Rob Curry Deposited On: 08 December 2009
Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899..Jena,G. Fischer,1902-40..biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6002509
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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X-ray Vision: Fish Inside Out, organized by the Smithsonians National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), is an exhibit traveling to museums across the country through 2015. Visit the SITES page for the tour itinerary.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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X-ray Vision: Fish Inside Out, organized by the Smithsonians National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), is an exhibit traveling to museums across the country through 2015. Visit the SITES page for the tour itinerary.
Kingdom=AnimaliaPhylum=ChordataClass=ActinopterygiiOrder=LophiiformesFamily=OgcocephalidaeGenus=Halieutaea confirmation by Sarah Miller Encyclopedia of Life eol.org/pages/26114/overviewCommon name=Starry handfish