Tag Archive for 'Seamount'

Ilyophis arx eels swarm around a small bait package deployed on the summit of an unnamed abyssal seamount in the southwestern Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the central Pacific Ocean. Image credit: Deep Sea Fish Ecology Lab, University of Hawaii.

Marine Researchers Discover Largest Aggregation of Fishes Ever Observed at Abyssal Depths

Dec 2, 2020 by News Staff

Marine biologists from the United States and the United Kingdom have recorded over 100 deep water-dwelling cutthroat eels, identified as Ilyophis arx,...

Falkor Seamount. Image credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute.

Newly-Discovered Seamount Named after Research Vessel Falkor

Oct 29, 2015 by News Staff

In November 2014, Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor discovered a seamount, or underwater mountain, 28,500 feet (8,700 m) on the ocean...