Original upload date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Mon, 06 Dec 2021 12:20:32 GMT
Video observations of Hydrolagus cf trolli, the pointy-nosed blue ratfish, from the Northeast Pacific ocean represent a range extension for the species and are the first ever of this animal alive, in
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its natural habitat. The species was originally described from specimens collected off New Caledonia in 2002. It was named in honor of Alaskan artist Ray Troll because of his fascination and appreciation for this strange group of fishes known as chimaeras.
For more information visit:
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute: http://www.mbari.org/the-pointy-nosed-blue-chimaera-really-gets-around/
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories: www.mlml.calstate.edu
Pacific Shark Research Center: psrc.mlml.calstate.edu
Publication:
Reichert, A. N., Lundsten, L., & Ebert, D. A. (2016). First North Pacific records of the pointy nosed blue chimaera, Hydrolagus cf. trolli (Chondrichthyes: Chimaeriformes: Chimaeridae). Marine Biodiversity Records, 1–5. http://doi.org/10.1186/s41200-016-0095-5
Video producer: Lonny Lundsten
Music: Inge Chiles (http://ingsyeah.com)
Script: Amber Reichert and Lonny Lundsten
Narration: Lonny Lundsten
Production support: Kyra Schlining, Linda Kuhnz, Susan von Thun, Nancy Jacobsen Stout
Special thanks to Ray Troll (http://www.trollart.com) for his artwork.
