Okeanos Scores Big With Odontanthias tapui & Liopropoma maculatum
Two of the most spectacularly colored mesophotic fishes of the Central Pacific were just filmed for the first time, as part of the ongoing expedition to American Samoa by the Okeanos Explorer. These are some of the true holy grails for rare fish collectors and neither...Ghostly Fish Species Seen Alive In NOAA Video For The First Time
This fish, in the little-known family Aphyonidae, was found by a team aboard the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer at a depth of 2,500 meters (8,200 feet) in the Marianas Trench.NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER On July 10th, NOAA Scientists completed an exploration expedition into the deepest U.S. territorial waters in an area known as the Marianas Trench.  The trench is about 1,580 miles (2,550 kilometers) in length with an average width of 43 miles (69 kilometers).  The maximum verified depth is 6.831 miles at a small slot-shaped valley in its floor known as the Challenger Deep, at its southern end.  To explore these great depths under extreme atmospheric pressure requires special equipment and considerable funding. The expedition was performed with a vessel owned by the National Oceanic andReef Threads Podcast #276
Cirrhilabrus isosceles
Lemon Tyk joins us this week to talk about marine fish and the marine-aquarium hobby in general. Be sure to listen. It’s a good one. Download the podcast here, or subscribe to our podcasts at iTunes. Also, follow us on Twitter at reefthreads.—Gary and ChristineSponsor: Rod’s Food
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Cirrhilabrus isosceles
Download the species description paper produced by Lemon Tyk, Brian Green, and Senou. Cirrhilabrus isosceles paper
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Prognathodes guyotensis captured on the Okeanos Explorer for the first time!
The NOAA Okeanos Explorer‘s live feed broadcast has resulted in an amazing display of unity amongst aquarists and scientists from all corners of the globe, as they gather together as a single entity to appreciate what the deep reefs of Guam and the Marianas have...
