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SeaRover Dive Video

D699 Transect 18 Uniform biotope of muddy moderate slope with scattered epifauna predominantly sea anemones and brisingids. P1. Water depth: 620m. Feature: Track slope feature

Highlights: Chimaera Anemone Anglerfish - Lophius piscatorius Brisingid starfish Stalked crinoid?

Of Note: Strong down slope current, brisingids.

Soft sediment over a slope with a strong downslope current. Dense krill swarms initially. Frequent brisingids and a variety of anemones throughout the transect. Sea pens are observed upslope. Fish include blackbellied rosefish (frequently), chimerids and one large angler fish (with crustaceans around it).

START VIDEO [00:00:00]/21:49. Uniform biotope of muddy moderate slope with scattered epifauna predominantly sea anemones and brisingids. [1] At the beginning of the dive, an aggregation of shrimps is observed. ROV samples two push cores at the beginning of the dive. [00:36:00] A large angler fish (Lophius piscatorius) encountered in association with abundant crustaceans. A few rubbish items recorded. VIDEO END [01:03:00]/22:42.

Progression Start Duration Code Name

Cnidaria
Pachycerianthus multiplicatus : 458 : R
Actiniaria sp. 20 : 605 : R
Actiniidae sp. (sand Bolocera) : 41 : R
Adamsia sp. : 1066 : R
Phelliactis sp. 1 : 255 : R
Pennatulacea (indet.) : 1114 : R
Pennatulacea sp. 6 : 1196 : R
Umbellula sp. : 581 : R
Arthropoda
Paguridae sp. : 205 : R
Caridea (indet.) : 1077 : R

Bathynectes sp. : 235 : R
Eucarida sp. : 1106 : R
Mollusca
Hypsogastropoda sp. : 621 : R
Echinodermata
Brisingidae sp. : 274 : F
Parastichopus tremulus : 266 : R
Chordata
Galeus sp. : 1305 : R
Chimaera monstrosa : 265 : R
Synaphobranchus kaupii : 440 : R
Merlangius melangus : 1019 : R

Molva molva : 654 : R
Lepidion eques : 249 : R
Phycis blennoides : 1020 : R
Lophius piscatorius : 273 : R
Aphanopus carbo : 1097 : R
Helicolenus dactylopterus : 227 : R

Number of species = 25

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