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An Atlantic roughy, Hoplostethus occidentalis, swims at the base of a largeLeiopathes glabberima colony at 300 meters depth in the NorthwesternGulf of Mexico

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Description

An Atlantic roughy, Hoplostethus occidentalis, swims at the base of a largeLeiopathes glabberima colony at 300 meters depth in the NorthwesternGulf of Mexico.

Credit

Lophelia II

Display Date

2008 October 1 1356

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Modern Expeditions

Lophelia II Expeditions