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
Description: Typically, this species is dirty white, grading back to a darker tail as in this image. Item Type: Image Title: Xyelacyba myersi Copyright: SERPENT Species: Xyelacyba myersi Behaviour: Possibly in feeding posture. Feeding on suprabenthic crustaceans? Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Ngisi-1 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1328 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Rig: Deep Sea Metro I Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 113 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 10 September 2014
Item Type: Video Title: Small deepsea cusk eel Species: Xyelacyba myersi Behaviour: Swimming Site: Indian -- Arabian Sea -- India KKD-1 Site Description: Midwater Depth (m): 1500 Latitude: 10 deg 11' 80" N Longitude: 75 deg 30' 80" E Countries: India -- Goa Habitat: Tropical Water Column Rig: Belford Dolphin Project Partners: Dolphin Drilling, Subsea 7, ONGC ROV: Hercules 7 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007
