Description: Abundant small ophiuroids searching for food on the sea floor
Item Type: Image
Title: Ophiacantha bidentata
Copyright: SERPENT Project
Species: Ophiacantha bidentata
Behaviour: Hundreds of ophiuroids heading into the current towards a dead fish-head on the sea bed
Site: Atlantic -- Norwegian -- Asterix
Site Description: Seafloor
Depth (m): 1350
Latitude: 5 deg 17' 25" N
Longitude: 67 deg 01' 02" E
Countries: Norway -- Norwegian Sector
Habitat: Benthic
Rig: Transocean Leader
Project Partners: StatoilHydro, Oceaneering, Transocean
ROV: Magnum 018
Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates
Deposited On: 31 March 2009