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Sebastolobus altivelis
Longspine Thornyhead

Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 0000 0505 1709 (2005-05-23)

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date of photo Sep 1998

this photo depicts an animal that was captive or collected

photo location Deep Sea lab/Monterey Bay Aquarium

animal's place of origin Monterey (Monterey County, California, US)

family Scorpaenidae

habitat Deep sea

notes In the wild these fish dwell at great depth in the oxygen minimum zone feeding largely on brittle stars. Spawned gelatinous egg masses float to the surface where larvae can be recovered and bred.

camera Nikon

photo category: Animal - Fish

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL

common names Longspine Thornyhead (ITIS ) Longspine Thornyhead (photographer)

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