Histiobranchus cf. bathybius Synaphobranchidae Megafauna of the UKSRL exploration contract area and eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean: Annelida, Arthropoda, Bryozoa, Chordata, Ctenophora, Mollusca Amon, Diva J Ziegler, Amanda F Drazen, Jeffrey C Grischenko, Andrei V Leitner, Astrid B Lindsay, Dhugal J Voight, Janet R Wicksten, Mary K Young, Craig M Smith, Craig R Biodiversity Data Journal 2017 5 14598 14598 3M5CV 121287 Guenther, 1877 Guenther 1877 Synaphobranchidae Histiobranchus CoL Animalia Histiobranchus bathybius Anguilliformes 0 14598 Chordata species bathybius cf.   Histiobranchus cf. bathybiusIn the "Atlas of Abyssal Megafauna Morphotypes of the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone" created for the ISA (http://ccfzatlas.com/), this morphospecies is listed as " Synaphobranchidaemorphotype".  Materials  Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Diva J. Amon, Amanda F. Ziegler; individualCount: 1; lifeStage: Adult; behavior: Swimming; occurrenceStatus: present; preparations: Imaged only; associatedReferences: Leitner A, Neuheimer A, Donlon E, Smith CR, Drazen JC. Environmental and bathymetric influences on abyssal bait-attending communities of the Clarion Clipperton Zone. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr.2017.04.017; Taxon: taxonConceptID: Histiobranchuscf.bathybius; scientificName: Histiobranchusbathybius; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Chordata; class: Actinopterygii; order: Anguilliformes; family: Synaphobranchidae; genus: Histiobranchus; taxonRank: species; scientificNameAuthorship: Guenther, 1877; Location: waterBody: Pacific Ocean; stateProvince: Clarion-Clipperton Zone; locality: UK Seabed Resources Ltd exploration contract area (UK-1); verbatimLocality: UK-1 Stratum B; maximumDepthInMeters: 4249; locationRemarks: RV Thompson Cruise TN319; decimalLatitude: 12.5035; decimalLongitude: -116.6441; geodeticDatum: WGS84; coordinateUncertaintyInMeters: 25; Identification: identifiedBy: Astrid Leitner, Jeffrey Drazen, Diva J. Amon, Amanda F. Ziegler; dateIdentified: 2015; identificationRemarks: Identified only from imagery; identificationQualifier: cf.; Event: samplingProtocol: Autonomous Underwater Vehicle; eventDate: 2015-03-04; eventTime: 7:58; habitat: Abyssal polymetallic-nodule field; fieldNumber: Dive 5 (AV05); Record Level: language: en; institutionCode: UHM; datasetName: ABYSSLINE; basisOfRecord: HumanObservation Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Jeffrey Drazen, Astrid Leitner; individualCount: 1; lifeStage: Adult; behavior: Feeding on bait; occurrenceStatus: present; preparations: Imaged only; associatedReferences: Leitner A, Neuheimer A, Donlon E, Smith CR, Drazen JC. Environmental and bathymetric influences on abyssal bait-attending communities of the Clarion Clipperton Zone. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr.2017.04.017; Taxon: taxonConceptID: Histiobranchuscf.bathybius; scientificName: Histiobranchusbathybius; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Chordata; class: Actinopterygii; order: Anguilliformes; family: Synaphobranchidae; genus: Histiobranchus; taxonRank: species; scientificNameAuthorship: Guenther, 1877; Location: waterBody: Pacific Ocean; stateProvince: Clarion-Clipperton Zone; locality: UK Seabed Resources Ltd exploration contract area (UK-1); verbatimLocality: UK-1 Stratum B; maximumDepthInMeters: 4263; locationRemarks: RV Thompson Cruise TN319; decimalLatitude: 12.4526; decimalLongitude: -116.6488; geodeticDatum: WGS84; coordinateUncertaintyInMeters: 50; Identification: identifiedBy: Astrid Leitner, Jeffrey Drazen, Diva J. Amon, Amanda F. Ziegler; dateIdentified: 2015; identificationRemarks: Identified only from imagery; identificationQualifier: cf.; Event: samplingProtocol: Baited Camera; eventDate: 2015-03-07; eventTime: 17:06; habitat: Abyssal polymetallic-nodule field; fieldNumber: CA08; Record Level: language: en; institutionCode: UHM; datasetName: ABYSSLINE; basisOfRecord: HumanObservation  Notes Elongated eel-like body with small pectoral fins and large jaws extending well past eye. Dorsal fin insertion before anus. Generally white to grey. No prominent lateral line pores. Notch near the end of the anal fin. Fig. 32 2015-04-03 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle UHM Diva J. Amon, Amanda F. Ziegler 12.5035 UK Seabed Resources Ltd exploration contract area (UK- 1) -116.6441 0 14598 1 1 Other material 2015-07-03 Baited Camera UHM Jeffrey Drazen, Astrid Leitner 12.4526 UK Seabed Resources Ltd exploration contract area (UK- 1) -116.6488 0 14598 1 1 Other material