Found inside a Canary rockfish stomach. Canary rockfish caught longlining 100+ fathoms. I have also found them in Pacific Halibut stomachs in the past.
Found inside a Canary rockfish stomach. Canary rockfish caught longlining 100+ fathoms. I have also found them in Pacific Halibut stomachs in the past.
Found inside a Canary rockfish stomach. Canary rockfish caught longlining 100+ fathoms. I have also found them in Pacific Halibut stomachs in the past.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Taken from a prawn trap at 150 meters deep Northeast of Swanson Harbor, Alaska on July 4, 2010. Date: 25 June 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Jordanroderick.
This chrysogorgid octocoral, with its characteristic spiral form, belongs to the genus Iridigorgia. This stunning example was seen in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico during the Gulf of Mexico 2012 expedition. Note the squat lobsters delicately perched atop its branches. Characteristics that can help scientists identify the type of Iridogorgia include the distance between parts of the coil along the main axis and the shape of the polyps. [Source: oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/multimedia/celebrating-ocean-plane...]
Summary[edit] Description: English: This is the underside of the same animal in the dorsal picture. Date: 25 June 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Jordanroderick.