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Scotoplanes globosa, commonly known as the sea pig, is a species of sea cucumber that lives in the deep sea. [1] It was first described by Hjalmar Théel , a Swedish scientist. Scotoplanes globosa , along with numerous other sea cucumbers were discovered by Théel during an expedition on HMS Challenger between the years of 1873-1876.
The deep sea pigfish was first formally described in 1979 by Chris D. Paulin and John M. Moreland with the type locality given as the Campbell Island Rise at 52°56.1'S, 169°55.1'E. [1] The specific name coriaceus means "leathery", an allusion to the authors' description of this species as having "thick, smooth, leathery skin".
Scotoplanes (and all deep-sea holothurians) are deposit feeders and obtain food by extracting organic particles from deep-sea mud. Scotoplanes globosa has been observed to demonstrate strong preferences for rich, organic food that has freshly fallen from the ocean's surface [ 7 ] and uses olfaction to locate preferred food sources such as whale ...
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List of fish of the North Sea consists of 201 species, both indigenous, and also introduced, listed in systematic index. It includes 40 species of Chondrichthyes, three species of Agnatha, the other are bony fishes. [1] The following tags are used to indicate the conservation status of species by IUCN's criteria:
Ohio is reeling in an official state fish, the walleye.. During a marathon session on June 26 before legislators break for the summer, the Ohio House approved H.B. 599, naming the walleye Ohio's ...
Cattle, sheep and other livestock showed off their finest winter coats in Wadebridge on Saturday as part of an annual fair. Wadebridge hosted The Cornish Winter Fair, being run over two days for ...
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