Bythitoidei

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.

Description: Cataetyx laticeps is the largest teleost found below 2000 m in the Mediterranean. It has an elongate body and a dorsoventrally flattened head, with dorsal and anal fins confluent with the caudal fin. They were apparently utilizing the structure of the BOP as shelter. Item Type: Image Title: Cataetyx laticeps Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Cataetyx laticeps Behaviour: Cataetyx laticeps were regularly observed under or around the BOP, both before and after deployment of bait. Site: Atlantic -- Mediterranean -- Eastern Mediterranean -- Kiwi Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 2720m Latitude: 32 deg 15' 33" N Longitude: 28 deg 38' 45" W Countries: North Africa -- EgyptNorth Africa -- Egypt Habitat: Benthic Rig: Discoverer Americas Project Partners: Statoil, Transocean, Oceaneering ROV: Millenium Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 27 February 2012

Lucifuga dentata, from caves in Cuba.

Saccogaster maculata, from the Bay of Bengal, 193-276 fathoms; male. The female is viviparous.

Lutifuga. A blind fish containing unborn young with well-developed eyes.

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

Description: Cataetyx laticeps is the largest teleost found below 2000 m in the Mediterranean. It has an elongate body and a dorsoventrally flattened head, with dorsal and anal fins confluent with the caudal fin. They were apparently utilizing the structure of the BOP as shelter. Item Type: Image Title: Cataetyx laticeps Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Cataetyx laticeps Behaviour: Cataetyx laticeps were regularly observed under or around the BOP, both before and after deployment of bait. Site: Atlantic -- Mediterranean -- Eastern Mediterranean -- Kiwi Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 2720m Latitude: 32 deg 15' 33" N Longitude: 28 deg 38' 45" W Countries: North Africa -- EgyptNorth Africa -- Egypt Habitat: Benthic Rig: Discoverer Americas Project Partners: Statoil, Transocean, Oceaneering ROV: Millenium Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 27 February 2012

Stygicola dentatus.

Dermatopsis multiradiatus.

Blind Brotula, Lucifuga subterranea (Powy), showing viviparous habit. Joignan Cave, Pinar del Rio, Cuba.

Lucifuga subterraneus.