Alepisauroidei

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

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

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

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

Description: A fish that has been rarely photographed. 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 -- Mzia-2 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1623 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Rig: Deep Sea Metro I Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 113 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 14 August 2014

Description: A fish that has been rarely photographed. 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 -- Mzia-2 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1623 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Rig: Deep Sea Metro I Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 113 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 14 August 2014

Description: A fish that has been rarely photographed. 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 -- Mzia-3 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1773 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Rig: Deep Sea Metro I Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 113 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 14 August 2014

Description: A fish that has been rarely photographed. 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 -- Mzia-3 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1773 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Rig: Deep Sea Metro I Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 113 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 14 August 2014

Description: A fish that has been rarely photographed. 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 -- Mzia-3 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1773 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Rig: Deep Sea Metro I Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 113 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 14 August 2014

Description: A fish that has been rarely photographed. 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 -- Mzia-3 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1773 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Rig: Deep Sea Metro I Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 113 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 14 August 2014

Description: A fish that has been rarely photographed. 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 -- Mzia-3 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1773 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Rig: Deep Sea Metro I Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 113 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 11 September 2014

Description: A fish that has been rarely photographed. 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 -- Mzia-3 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1773 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Rig: Deep Sea Metro I Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 113 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 11 September 2014

Description: A fish that has been rarely photographed. 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. Behaviour: Seems to be undisturbed by the presence of the ROV Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Mzia-3 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1770 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Rig: Deep Sea Metro I Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 113 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 07 October 2015

Description: 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. Item Type: Image Title: Ipnops sp. Copyright: SERPENT Species: Ipnops sp. Behaviour: Sitting on the seafloor 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: 31 July 2018

Description: 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. Item Type: Image Title: Ipnops sp. Copyright: SERPENT Species: Ipnops sp. Behaviour: Sitting on the seafloor 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: 31 July 2018

Ipnops murrayi – actually those are its eyes, not light organs

Bathypterois; possibly B. phenax