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