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Scotoplanes, like many sea cucumbers, often occur in huge densities, sometimes numbering in the hundreds when observed. Early collections have recorded groups of up to 300-600 individuals. Sea pigs are also known to host different parasitic invertebrates, including gastropods (snails) and small tanaid crustaceans. [9]
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.
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The pink amperima sea cucumber, nicknamed the “Barbie pig,” is one of the largest invertebrates living on the deep-sea floor. Along with the transparent unicumber, the creature is a type of ...
Scotoplanes, a genus of deep-sea holothurians (sea cucumbers) commonly called sea pigs; Sea Swine (a.k.a. Porcus Marinus), an historical name for porpoise and mythical creatures; A local name for the dugong; The name of Guinea pigs in some countries; Hawaiian flagtail, sometimes called puaŹ»a kai (sea pig)
The blob fish (Psychrolutes phrictus) is a species of deep-sea fish of the family Psychrolutidae. It feeds mainly on crustaceans, molluscs, and sea pens. It lives off the continental shelves in very deep water (839–2800 m) in the North Pacific Ocean by the coasts of Japan, the Bering Sea, and California. When the female lays eggs the adult ...
Sea cucumbers are found all over the world in both deep and shallow ocean waters and can be anything from less than an inch long to over six feet, and they have a huge variety of colors ...
Specifically, the study examined the edible tissue of fish often fished along the Oregon coast or sold in the state's markets: black rockfish, lingcod, Chinook salmon, Pacific herring, Pacific ...