Image of fathead sculpins

Description:

Description: This "blobfish" was observed at the baited camera deployment at Kamaba-1. It appeared in many of the images, often around a metre away from the bait. It is a species from the family Psychrolutidae
Item Type: Image
Title: Blobfish
Copyright: SERPENT
Species: Psychrolutes sp.
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: 08 February 2016