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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 -- NigeriaAtlantic -- 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
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Description: The deep sea lizardfish, Bathysaurus ferox was seen at Kamba-1 and the deeper sites Lavani and Zafarani. There are only two known species of Bathysaurus worldwide. Bathysaurus ferox is pigmented, as in this photo, and its congener B. mollis is neotenic and largely unpigmented (typically a ghostly pale white with translucent flesh). B. mollis extends to deeper depths, but both would be possible in this range. B. ferox is known from deep water, most commonly below 2000 m and at temperatures cooler than 4ºC. Item Type: Image Copyright: SERPENT Species: Bathysaurus ferox Behaviour: sit and wait predator Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Kamba-1 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1380 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Habitat: benthic Rig: Deep Sea Metro I Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 114 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 27 February 2015
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Item Type: Image Title: Abyssal lizardfish Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Bathysaurus mollis Behaviour: Swimming Site: Atlantic -- Gulf of Mexico -- Jack#1 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 2150 Latitude: 26 deg 12' 29" N Longitude: 91 deg 26' 35" W Countries: Mexico -- Gulf of Mexico Habitat: Temperate Gravel and Sand Rig: Discoverer Deep Seas Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, Chevron USA ROV: Hercules 8 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007
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[Identified by: 何宣慶]
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Item Type: Video Title: Abyssal lizardfish Species: Bathysaurus mollis Behaviour: Resting, swimming Site: Atlantic -- Gulf of Mexico -- Tiger Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 2750 Latitude: 26 deg 10' 48" N Longitude: 94 deg 37' 23" W Countries: Mexico -- Gulf of Mexico Habitat: Tropical Muddy Sand Rig: Discoverer Deep Seas Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, Chevron USA ROV: Hercules 8 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007
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Item Type: Image Title: Bathysaurus? Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Bathysaurus sp. Behaviour: Sit and wait, ambush predator Site: Atlantic -- South Atlantic -- Angola - Block 31 Site Description: Midwater Depth (m): 2027.02 Latitude: 6 deg 14' 37" S Longitude: 13 deg 44' 08" W Countries: West Africa -- Angola Rig: Seven Seas Project Partners: BP, Subsea 7 Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 13 December 2010
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Description: Rare sequence of lizardfish swimming/landing on the seabed Bathysaurus sp. (mollis?)
Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owbA_-Q-RW4 Item Type: Image Title: Bathysaurus sp. Copyright: SERPENT Species: Bathysaurus sp. Behaviour: Swimming and landing on the seabed Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Kitatange-1 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 2320 Latitude: 9 deg 35' 00" S Longitude: 40 deg 20' 00" E Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Habitat: Benthic Rig: Noble Globetrotter II Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 141 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 03 March 2017
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[Identified by: 何宣慶]
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Description: Rare sequence of lizardfish swimming/landing on the seabed Bathysaurus sp. (mollis?)
Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owbA_-Q-RW4 Item Type: Image Title: Bathysaurus sp. Copyright: SERPENT Species: Bathysaurus sp. Behaviour: Swimming and landing on the seabed Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Kitatange-1 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 2320 Latitude: 9 deg 35' 00" S Longitude: 40 deg 20' 00" E Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Habitat: Benthic Rig: Noble Globetrotter II Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 141 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 03 March 2017
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[Identified by: 何宣慶]
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Description: Rare sequence of lizardfish swimming/landing on the seabed Bathysaurus sp. (mollis?)
Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owbA_-Q-RW4 Item Type: Image Title: Bathysaurus sp. Copyright: SERPENT Species: Bathysaurus sp. Behaviour: Swimming and landing on the seabed Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Kitatange-1 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 2320 Latitude: 9 deg 35' 00" S Longitude: 40 deg 20' 00" E Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Habitat: Benthic Rig: Noble Globetrotter II Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 141 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 03 March 2017
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Description: Rare sequence of lizardfish swimming/landing on the seabed Bathysaurus sp. (mollis?)
Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owbA_-Q-RW4 Item Type: Image Title: Bathysaurus sp. Copyright: SERPENT Species: Bathysaurus sp. Behaviour: Swimming and landing on the seabed Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Kitatange-1 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 2320 Latitude: 9 deg 35' 00" S Longitude: 40 deg 20' 00" E Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Habitat: Benthic Rig: Noble Globetrotter II Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 141 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 03 March 2017
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Description: Rare sequence of lizardfish swimming/landing on the seabed Bathysaurus sp. (mollis?)
Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owbA_-Q-RW4 Item Type: Image Title: Bathysaurus sp. Copyright: SERPENT Species: Bathysaurus sp. Behaviour: Swimming and landing on the seabed Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Kitatange-1 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 2320 Latitude: 9 deg 35' 00" S Longitude: 40 deg 20' 00" E Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Habitat: Benthic Rig: Noble Globetrotter II Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 141 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 03 March 2017
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Description: A fish that has been rarely photographed.
There are three known species of Ipnops. I. agassizi (shaloower than 2000 m) and I. meadi (deeper than 3500 m) are found in the Indian Ocean. It is not possible to identify this specimen to species level because the image resolution isn't high enough. Item Type: Image Title: Ipnops sp. Copyright: SERPENT Species: Ipnops sp. Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Zafarani Depth (m): 2587 Latitude: 9 deg 14' 00" N Longitude: 40 deg 26' 00" E 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
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[Identified by: 何宣慶]
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Description: A fish that has been rarely photographed. There are three known species of Ipnops. I. agassizi (shaloower than 2000 m) and I. meadi (deeper than 3500 m) are found in the Indian Ocean. It is not possible to identify this specimen to species level because the image resolution isn't high enough.
Also encountered at the Zafarani site: http://archive.serpentproject.com/2190/
Item Type: Image Title: Ipnops sp. Copyright: SERPENT Species: Ipnops sp. Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Lavani Depth (m): 2391 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: 10 January 2013
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