Image of cod

Description:

Description: General view of the Seabed, with Krill swimming Meganyctiphanes norvegica in the water column, Cod Gadus Morhua Swimming out of view, there are also two anemones within the shot these are Anemones of the Hormathiidae family exact species unknown but is thought to be one of the two more diverse families in the deep sea and many of the taxa are distinguished based on internal anatomy, such as how many pairs of mesenteries are complete or size of nematocysts This image was taken at Lancaster 9 months after drilling
Item Type: Image
Title: Hormathiidae sp.
Copyright: SERPENT project
Species: Gadus morhua, Meganyctiphanes norvegica
Behaviour: Swimming
Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster
North Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster
Site Description: Seafloor
Depth (m): 155
Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N
Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W
Countries: UK -- West of Shetland
Habitat: Benthic
Rig: Borgsten Dolphin
Project Partners: Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Subsea 7
ROV: Pioneer 027
Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean
Deposited On: 25 November 2010