Anglerfishes

Dallas Aquarium, Fair Park, Dallas, Texas

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Item Type: Image Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Chaunax fimbriatus Behaviour: Swimming Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- Enfield Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 580 Latitude: 18 deg 30' 00" S Longitude: 115 deg 30' 00" E Countries: Australia -- Western Australia Habitat: Tropical Muddy Sand Rig: Jack Bates Enfield Project Partners: Transocean, Woodside, Subsea 7 ROV: Clansman 2 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Item Type: Image Title: Monkfish Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Lophius piscatorius Behaviour: Resting on seafloor with Cidaris, Swimming away, Resting on Seafloor, Swimming off seafloor near rope, Eating, Resting near pipe on seafloor, Hiding next to equipment, Resting on seafloor, Eating Cod, Hiding next to structure, Swimming wuth erect spines, Resting closeup showing teeth, Lying in wait, ready to stike, hunting Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- SchiehallionNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Schiehallion Site Description: Seafloor, Midwater Depth (m): 450 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 03" N Longitude: 4 deg 05' 56" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Water Column, Temperate Gravel and Sand Rig: Regalia Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Centurion 30 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

L’Aquàrium de Barcelona, Spain

Nordsømuseet Hirtshals

Triplewart Seadevil (Cryptopsaras couesii)

Antennarius lithinostomus, new species. Type.

Antennarius candimaculatus, a pelagic fish, from the Indian Ocean.

Antennarius rosaceus. From the type.

Trichophryne mitchellii.

Sargassum-fish, Pterophryne tumida (Osbeck), Florida. Familn Antennariidae.

Malthopsis tiarella Jordan.

Deep-sea Angler, Ceratias holbolli Kroyer. Greenland.

Melanocetus johnsoni, Gunther.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Description: This specimen is a Chaunax. It’s a member of the Chaunax fimbriatus group, and perhaps even C. fimbriatus. The systematics of the Indo-Pacific chaunacids has yet to be resolved, so identification is Chaunax, c.f. fimbriatus. Item Type: Image Title: Coffinfish Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Chaunax fimbriatus Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Cachalote Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 660 Latitude: 12 deg 00' 00" S Longitude: 41 deg 00' 00" E Countries: East Africa -- Mozambique Rig: Discoverer Americas Project Partners: Oceaneering ROV: Oceaneering Deposited By: Dr Daniel Jones Deposited On: 03 November 2014

Item Type: Image Title: Monkfish Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Lophius piscatorius Behaviour: Resting on seafloor with Cidaris, Swimming away, Resting on Seafloor, Swimming off seafloor near rope, Eating, Resting near pipe on seafloor, Hiding next to equipment, Resting on seafloor, Eating Cod, Hiding next to structure, Swimming wuth erect spines, Resting closeup showing teeth, Lying in wait, ready to stike, hunting Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- SchiehallionNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Schiehallion Site Description: Seafloor, Midwater Depth (m): 450 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 03" N Longitude: 4 deg 05' 56" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Water Column, Temperate Gravel and Sand Rig: Regalia Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Centurion 30 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007