[00:00:30] we are going to try and make more distance, since there is current picking up at the surface the front row has shortened our bottom time a tad [00:00:55] Copy that. [00:00:56] LAT :-0.38859, LON : -176.20080, DEPTH : 1703.6217m, TEMP : 2.70120C, SAL : 34.61913 PSU, DO : 3.05326 mg/L [00:01:22] 1hr 15 mins left on bottom [00:04:05] jaymesawbrey leaves the room [00:04:22] leswatling leaves the room [00:05:56] LAT :-0.38854, LON : -176.20045, DEPTH : 1705.8102m, TEMP : 2.67914C, SAL : 34.62033 PSU, DO : 3.10887 mg/L [00:09:17] tinamolodtsova leaves the room [00:10:57] LAT :-0.38852, LON : -176.20045, DEPTH : 1705.8819m, TEMP : 2.66802C, SAL : 34.61983 PSU, DO : 3.15683 mg/L [00:12:53] randirotjan leaves the room [00:13:35] I apologize I missed what you said earlier: do you think we are now on the top of this ridge? [00:13:47] That is, have we made a turn along the top? [00:14:49] Talk about segregated neighborhoods... Yesterday was bamboo coral seamount, today Iridogorgia seamount. [00:15:25] scott-exactly [00:15:57] LAT :-0.38843, LON : -176.20025, DEPTH : 1701.6903m, TEMP : 2.67010C, SAL : 34.61934 PSU, DO : 3.02606 mg/L [00:18:15] More iridogorgia than metallogorgia on this ridge. Metallogorgia seems to be more abundant on the slope [00:19:00] jaymesawbrey leaves the room [00:19:28] This whip seems to be a close to nothing as a coral can be [00:20:58] LAT :-0.38838, LON : -176.20022, DEPTH : 1703.0004m, TEMP : 2.62150C, SAL : 34.62226 PSU, DO : 3.07520 mg/L [00:22:22] No, this is a paragorgiid. [00:23:39] briankennedy leaves the room [00:25:01] That might clarify things. No one was able to assign it a family earlier. It didn't snap though when we sampled it [00:25:24] Didn't snap? [00:25:33] You mean it was really hard? [00:25:56] It required cutting [00:25:59] LAT :-0.38829, LON : -176.20010, DEPTH : 1701.0178m, TEMP : 2.62465C, SAL : 34.62233 PSU, DO : 3.08073 mg/L [00:26:00] The paragorgiids do have a softer skeleton than holaxonians. [00:26:07] Interesting. [00:27:05] Stilllooked like a paragorgiid to me. [00:27:55] We will see! I'm very curious [00:30:18] Are there paragorgiids where the polyps don't completely collapse into the coenenchyme? [00:30:37] I am curious, not familar with non-paragorgia Paragorgiids [00:30:59] I don't think so Steve. [00:31:00] LAT :-0.38840, LON : -176.19988, DEPTH : 1702.2374m, TEMP : 2.62150C, SAL : 34.62188 PSU, DO : 3.03263 mg/L [00:31:16] Would ask Santiago but he is traveling right now... [00:32:16] can we zoom on the white ophiuroid? [00:32:48] there must be a party at the base of that coral! [00:33:11] They see it coming ... the claw! the claw! [00:33:16] 5 pm. Ophiuroid quitting time. [00:33:23] Off to the pub. [00:34:18] Really bizarre [00:35:11] @Tim: we saw this behavior on DeepASS. Many ophs bailing together [00:36:00] LAT :-0.38840, LON : -176.19990, DEPTH : 1702.2117m, TEMP : 2.60638C, SAL : 34.62257 PSU, DO : 3.04281 mg/L [00:36:12] At that time we felt it was the bow wave from the ROV that initiated the bail out. [00:36:25] It was like they were parachuting. [00:36:49] Zoroaster protecting this young bamboo from nasty predator seastars? [00:37:01] Yes, exactly. I thought we weren't that close to these....but then again, ophs have a high sensory capablity in their arms (many detect light and react), so perhaps it's not so bizarre. [00:37:35] I agree - they seemed to be bailing before we got close. [00:38:13] Some macrourids are known to feed on ophiuroids, but that hasn't been reported for central Pacific species (no studies in this region though). Chimaerids have also been found to eat ophiuroids, among other things. [00:39:02] plenty of ophs around here to eat :) [00:41:00] LAT :-0.38842, LON : -176.19999, DEPTH : 1701.3858m, TEMP : 2.60745C, SAL : 34.62428 PSU, DO : 3.08421 mg/L [00:41:36] There is a nice review of deep-sea fish feeding by Gartner, Crabtree, and Sulak in the 1997 Deep-sea fish volume of the series Fish Physiology. [00:41:47] jillbourque leaves the room [00:42:02] A little derision there in Steve's voice re: that "sponge" prediction! :-) [00:42:08] janwitting leaves the room [00:43:13] janwitting leaves the room [00:44:08] we don't always agree out here :) [00:46:01] LAT :-0.38838, LON : -176.19972, DEPTH : 1703.5188m, TEMP : 2.58856C, SAL : 34.62335 PSU, DO : 3.10910 mg/L [00:46:30] nolanbarrett leaves the room [00:51:01] LAT :-0.38820, LON : -176.19983, DEPTH : 1704.7917m, TEMP : 2.58980C, SAL : 34.62382 PSU, DO : 3.04264 mg/L [00:51:31] Smaller Callogorgia? [00:51:53] Dang. I think so. The oph is Asteroschema (like) [00:53:45] @Bruce: you are performing yeoman service in SeaScribe! [00:54:14] Yes, @bruce thanks for your input! [00:54:47] think the ophs were the same... [00:55:11] @Scott, @Steve - Thanks. I try (but I don't do the corals because I don't know them). My attention comes and goes, though, with the vistors that we get here. [00:55:13] love those astros on calligorgia [00:55:38] @Bruce: well, I saw you did the sea pen! [00:56:02] LAT :-0.38814, LON : -176.19977, DEPTH : 1705.1821m, TEMP : 2.59390C, SAL : 34.62381 PSU, DO : 3.15610 mg/L [00:58:53] "Was" a bamboo... [00:59:05] been feeding for years. all polyps gone. Check please. [00:59:11] sea star stomach is not extended out to feed [00:59:32] @Tim: Good one. Monsieur? [01:00:19] Another Paragorgiid. I'll bet on it. [01:01:02] LAT :-0.38818, LON : -176.19963, DEPTH : 1704.5216m, TEMP : 2.59694C, SAL : 34.62304 PSU, DO : 3.13548 mg/L [01:01:04] Sediment, so where are the fish? So much for that hypothesis. Maybe. [01:01:09] Yes! [01:01:09] erikcordes leaves the room [01:01:16] Now we are talking! [01:01:33] a chorus of I4's rang out here. [01:02:02] :) [01:02:34] @Les: already in SeasCribe! :-) [01:02:41] or SeaScribe [01:03:05] Wide distribution... question is whether they are all one species. [01:06:03] @Amanda: I don't recall that they are particularly fleshy... [01:06:04] LAT :-0.38820, LON : -176.19963, DEPTH : 1704.9133m, TEMP : 2.59784C, SAL : 34.62325 PSU, DO : 3.08248 mg/L [01:06:20] that is a Salvador Dali brittle start on that coral [01:06:25] Devoured plexaurid? [01:06:41] Scott-maybe this is an old one, but just looked thick and nodes obscured (difficult to see) [01:07:43] Well, now I'm confused... [01:08:00] dont worry. we sampled it earlier [01:08:02] ophiocanthid like ophs....is that an aplac up the central axis? [01:08:02] it has woody axis.. [01:08:08] I think this is what I have been calling Paragorgiid, but they wouldn't have a solid axis... [01:09:01] yes! we collected the specimen! [01:10:59] can we collect this one too? :-) [01:11:03] LAT :-0.38818, LON : -176.19953, DEPTH : 1703.3974m, TEMP : 2.58997C, SAL : 34.63343 PSU, DO : 3.05340 mg/L [01:11:28] might not have enough time [01:11:48] wow. [01:12:04] saw only 3 oph associates [01:13:05] Wish we could have sampled that too.Might have frustrated the front row though [01:13:56] Sorry guys - we keep having power flashes here. Haven't been able to tune in regularly tonight. Looks like a great dive though! [01:14:11] @Scott, Isidoides maybe? [01:14:16] with nodes? [01:14:40] Kinda feels like a Bahtygorgia, no? [01:14:50] *Bathygorgia [01:15:11] Perhaps not. D2 clade... I was looking at how straight the axis is. [01:15:44] and kind of shallow for Bathygorgia but D2 is a good idea [01:16:04] LAT :-0.38811, LON : -176.19954, DEPTH : 1700.0517m, TEMP : 2.60211C, SAL : 34.62115 PSU, DO : 3.01786 mg/L [01:16:19] @Les: yes, too shallow. Which is why I got excited (prematurely!) [01:16:35] what black coral is this????? [01:16:44] That looks like the squat lobster we tried to collect twice in 2015. [01:16:56] looks like bathypathes but not certain [01:17:06] Mary Wicksten suggested it was a new genus. [01:18:15] @Tim: wasn't looking to closely. Perhaps an Abyssopathes or Heteropathes? [01:18:44] mikeford leaves the room [01:19:48] That crab has been on my mind all day- it was observed in 2015 on Umbellapathes at 1709m. [01:21:04] LAT :-0.38828, LON : -176.19962, DEPTH : 1689.0601m, TEMP : 2.72684C, SAL : 34.61350 PSU, DO : 3.00568 mg/L [01:21:19] @Tim: exactly! And Umbellapathes was the name I was trying to remember! That may have been one. [01:21:21] leswatling leaves the room [01:21:39] 5 minutes. Check. [01:21:42] EX1703_DIVE07 Vehicles Ascending [01:22:09] nataliesummers leaves the room [01:22:13] I have Umbellapthes with multiple branches, light in color... this one looked like bathypathes to me [01:22:26] michaelparke leaves the room [01:23:05] Thanks for a very nice dive. Back tomorrow. [01:23:12] Thank you very much for the impressive dive. see you tomorrow! [01:23:25] asakomatsumoto leaves the room [01:23:26] brucemundy leaves the room [01:25:02] @Tim: like I said, wasn't paying close attention to the coral at that time. [01:26:05] LAT :-0.38857, LON : -176.19968, DEPTH : 1557.0363m, TEMP : 2.87848C, SAL : 34.60892 PSU, DO : 3.01800 mg/L [01:27:37] deborahglickson leaves the room [01:28:00] shirleypomponi leaves the room [01:31:05] LAT :-0.38856, LON : -176.19970, DEPTH : 1411.3473m, TEMP : 3.21746C, SAL : 34.59346 PSU, DO : 2.86637 mg/L [01:31:16] peterauster leaves the room [01:31:37] randirotjan leaves the room [01:32:48] thanks everyone! [01:36:06] LAT :-0.38854, LON : -176.19978, DEPTH : 1252.9494m, TEMP : 3.71778C, SAL : 34.57743 PSU, DO : 2.52068 mg/L [01:36:28] briankennedy leaves the room [01:41:06] LAT :-0.38806, LON : -176.19939, DEPTH : 1197.2511m, TEMP : 3.94371C, SAL : 34.56964 PSU, DO : 2.65856 mg/L [01:42:14] scottfrance leaves the room [01:46:07] LAT :-0.38834, LON : -176.19961, DEPTH : 1065.3824m, TEMP : 4.55375C, SAL : 34.55063 PSU, DO : 2.68428 mg/L [01:51:08] LAT :-0.38827, LON : -176.19990, DEPTH : 915.0448m, TEMP : 4.98515C, SAL : 34.54182 PSU, DO : 2.71312 mg/L [01:53:15] stevenauscavitch leaves the room [01:56:08] LAT :-0.38786, LON : -176.19992, DEPTH : 771.2244m, TEMP : 5.60330C, SAL : 34.54506 PSU, DO : 2.35876 mg/L [02:00:55] timothyshank leaves the room [02:01:09] LAT :-0.38782, LON : -176.19935, DEPTH : 613.7423m, TEMP : 6.83119C, SAL : 34.56225 PSU, DO : 2.20019 mg/L [02:06:09] LAT :-0.38788, LON : -176.19857, DEPTH : 461.6656m, TEMP : 8.68302C, SAL : 34.63864 PSU, DO : 2.53339 mg/L [02:11:10] LAT :-0.38780, LON : -176.19789, DEPTH : 315.5493m, TEMP : 11.19703C, SAL : 34.78489 PSU, DO : 3.08075 mg/L [02:16:10] LAT :-0.38756, LON : -176.19629, DEPTH : 181.6451m, TEMP : 17.97030C, SAL : 35.25014 PSU, DO : 4.41087 mg/L [02:21:11] LAT :-0.38777, LON : -176.19657, DEPTH : 60.3062m, TEMP : 26.97575C, SAL : 35.27186 PSU, DO : 6.33180 mg/L [02:26:11] LAT :-0.38785, LON : -176.19700, DEPTH : 60.5664m, TEMP : 26.95672C, SAL : 35.27065 PSU, DO : 6.32346 mg/L [02:31:12] LAT :-0.38795, LON : -176.19811, DEPTH : 60.8072m, TEMP : 26.95032C, SAL : 35.27089 PSU, DO : 6.32234 mg/L [02:35:31] EX1703_DIVE07 Recovery Complete [02:36:12] LAT :-0.38794, LON : -176.19952, DEPTH :m, TEMP : C, SAL : PSU, DO : mg/L [03:09:50] iscwatch2 leaves the room [03:52:11] iscwatch2 leaves the room [06:42:48] amandademopoulos leaves the room [11:47:08] amandademopoulos leaves the room [12:53:48] chat-admin leaves the room [13:10:11] okexnav leaves the room [15:00:55] timothyshank leaves the room [17:34:27] Good morning all. We are arriving on station late to day so we will have daylight when we get close to baker Island. So the dive will start 1-1.5 hours later than usual [17:57:18] robsherlock leaves the room [17:57:48] briankennedy leaves the room [18:07:23] iscwatch2 leaves the room [18:09:53] predive08 test [18:20:39] stevenauscavitch leaves the room [18:54:39] michaelparke leaves the room [19:00:10] EX1703_DIVE08 Rov Launch [19:03:58] Brian can you post the link to Seascribe [19:06:25] https://divelog.oceannetworks.ca/Dive?diveId=564 [19:09:01] EX1703_DIVE08 Vehicles in the Water [19:10:30] LAT :0.21301, LON : -176.48209, DEPTH :m, TEMP : C, SAL : PSU, DO : mg/L [19:10:53] Good morning ... [19:10:56] EX1703_DIVE08 Vehicles Descending [19:11:00] morning all [19:11:12] morning everyone! [19:11:55] peterauster leaves the room [19:12:12] Good morning Steve and Amanda [19:12:31] And Peter and Brian [19:15:31] LAT :0.21304, LON : -176.48423, DEPTH : 52.7867m, TEMP : 26.84730C, SAL : 35.19463 PSU, DO : 6.28835 mg/L [19:15:31] hello! [19:17:21] Hi Mike and everyone else. [19:17:49] Lots of particulate matter in WC [19:20:31] LAT :0.21301, LON : -176.48471, DEPTH : 148.0141m, TEMP : 22.11199C, SAL : 35.15929 PSU, DO : 4.75390 mg/L [19:25:32] LAT :0.21293, LON : -176.48468, DEPTH : 246.5648m, TEMP : 13.53879C, SAL : 34.87701 PSU, DO : 4.30789 mg/L [19:30:33] LAT :0.21274, LON : -176.48518, DEPTH : 366.6742m, TEMP : 11.03524C, SAL : 34.77585 PSU, DO : 2.91518 mg/L [19:32:33] Fish, maybe a carangid, Decapterus species? [19:33:32] Could also have been Selar crumenophthalmus, bigeye scad, from the body shape and stripe that Steve said he saw [19:33:49] Good day, all y'all! [19:35:33] LAT :0.21250, LON : -176.48553, DEPTH : 460.3826m, TEMP : 8.32355C, SAL : 34.61845 PSU, DO : 2.58761 mg/L [19:36:10] brendanroark leaves the room [19:38:25] hey scott [19:39:26] brendanroark leaves the room [19:40:33] LAT :0.21255, LON : -176.48593, DEPTH : 550.7959m, TEMP : 7.93442C, SAL : 34.59507 PSU, DO : 2.94766 mg/L [19:41:48] small silvery fish in the water column, maybe Myctophidae but too far away to tell [19:42:24] a better view of one of the fish, looks like a myctophid [19:42:30] Holding at 550m [19:42:59] amandademopoulos leaves the room [19:43:14] Good morning all [19:43:31] Good morning Asako [19:43:34] Hi Asako [19:43:44] Hi Bruce, Hi Chris [19:44:47] Hi all! Really hoping to be able to participate today. :) [19:45:31] @Andrea - Amanda said that you looked at photographs off the halosaur specimen that "volunteered" on the D2, and that it is a Halosaurus. Do you think that the other halosaurs observed in the last few dives are also that genus. The enlarged scales on the backs of those puzzled me. [19:45:33] jillbourque leaves the room [19:45:35] Hi Deb. It has been pretty quiet on the geology side, so will be great to have you. [19:45:35] LAT :0.21252, LON : -176.48621, DEPTH : 550.6433m, TEMP : 7.91419C, SAL : 34.59851 PSU, DO : 2.90453 mg/L [19:46:02] Thanks, Scott! I think I managed 3 observations yesterday (in 5 minutes) before being puled away for work. [19:46:47] Hi Debora! [19:47:16] Hi Asako! [19:47:32] HI amanda~~ [19:48:09] Hi Andrea! [19:49:20] Hi Andrea, Hi Amanda! [19:49:46] hi asako, thanks for helping us on all of these dives! [19:50:34] LAT :0.21229, LON : -176.48649, DEPTH : 557.3992m, TEMP : 7.36066C, SAL : 34.57015 PSU, DO : 3.13032 mg/L [19:50:43] @Amanda: thanks also from shore side that helping us everyday :) [19:51:12] my pleasure-love to be here [19:51:28] Hi Asako! et al... [19:54:25] Hi Everyone [19:55:35] LAT :0.21221, LON : -176.48646, DEPTH : 591.5727m, TEMP : 6.89608C, SAL : 34.56750 PSU, DO : 2.53412 mg/L [19:58:47] Hi Tara! [20:00:22] As a note - The Halosaurus found on D2 is a new record of the genus for this area (the Phoenix Islands). The only other central Pacific record is that from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in the 2015 OE surveys [20:00:36] LAT :0.21216, LON : -176.48648, DEPTH : 693.7338m, TEMP : 6.67647C, SAL : 34.56117 PSU, DO : 2.21413 mg/L [20:00:51] thanks Bruce! [20:01:30] EX1703_DIVE08 Vehicles on Bottom [20:02:22] Fishy dive has already begun! [20:02:26] several small fish (myctophids?) in water column [20:02:41] And there is a shark (I think), as promised! [20:03:02] Bruce will be hoarse today, I predict. [20:03:32] missed the shark! And yes I will be hoarse (already starting out that way :( [20:03:45] Looks like an oreo on left [20:03:49] I always believe your prediction Scott! [20:05:36] LAT :0.21219, LON : -176.48653, DEPTH : 726.6314m, TEMP : 6.61801C, SAL : 34.55983 PSU, DO : 2.20109 mg/L [20:06:34] I saw something unbranched with polyps.. [20:06:45] Is that a bamboo coral!? [20:06:52] We've seen oreos on the north Atlantic seamounts, occasionally in pairs, and appear to defend territories [20:06:59] first coral! [20:07:15] Oreosomatidae, Neocyttus cf. acanthorhynchus, [20:07:50] Different crab in burrow [20:07:59] Bigger chelae [20:08:01] also some Cyclothone species, bristlemouths, Gonostomatidae, in water above bottom, earlier [20:08:32] This crab is totally awesome. [20:10:37] LAT :0.21217, LON : -176.48653, DEPTH : 726.9183m, TEMP : 6.59863C, SAL : 34.58321 PSU, DO : 2.19517 mg/L [20:10:57] briankennedy leaves the room [20:11:42] no apparent associates on that branched bamboo [20:11:49] Information on the Neocyttus in New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 1998, Vol. 32: 555-579 [20:12:14] having technicial issues here.... [20:13:18] beardfish [20:14:16] Are there many bivalve shells on the bottom here? [20:14:21] Chordata Actinopterygii (Ray-Finned Fish):Polymixia species (Polymixia) with a Neocyttus [20:14:29] Or halves of shells? [20:15:33] Chordata Actinopterygii Elopmorpha Anguilliformes (Eel):Congridae, Bathycongrus species? maybe [20:15:37] LAT :0.21202, LON : -176.48645, DEPTH : 723.6239m, TEMP : 6.59414C, SAL : 34.55949 PSU, DO : 2.20241 mg/L [20:16:25] Chordata Actinopterygii (Ray-Finned Fish):Neocyttus photobombing the Bathycongrus [20:17:11] The melanophores on the back of the eel are characteristic of some Bathycongrus [20:17:55] Chordata Actinopterygii Elopmorpha Anguilliformes (Eel):Bathycongrus species (Congridae) with Neocyttus [20:18:56] Chordata Actinopterygii (Ray-Finned Fish):Cyclothone pallida? [20:19:00] cyclothone [20:19:40] Thanks for the spellings [20:19:53] I go with anemone for this one. [20:20:03] another congrid on left [20:20:10] Not diaphonous enough for a corallimorph. At least, not the ones I am used to. [20:20:21] There are many anemones with bulbous tentacle tips. [20:20:38] LAT :0.21209, LON : -176.48636, DEPTH : 721.8656m, TEMP : 6.61595C, SAL : 34.55296 PSU, DO : 2.20916 mg/L [20:20:45] mesopelagic fishes are quite abundant. Did anyone notice if they followed the ROV down? Or were they already near the benthos? [20:21:10] Congridae, Bathycongrus [20:23:08] is it a Flabellum? [20:23:34] looked like flabellum, A [20:23:36] I thought flabellum but Javania can also grow wide... [20:23:46] Andrea: mesopel fish, yes we noticed many [20:23:54] Looks like the red crabs we see in the North Atlantic... [20:24:03] Chacon sp [20:24:06] missing a claw [20:24:07] Chaceon sp [20:24:27] quinquindens in the Atlantic.. missing a port claw [20:25:38] LAT :0.21208, LON : -176.48633, DEPTH : 718.7171m, TEMP : 6.10397C, SAL : 34.55406 PSU, DO : 2.27723 mg/L [20:25:49] deborahglickson leaves the room [20:26:04] christopherkelley leaves the room [20:26:46] Very plate-y head... [20:28:15] interesting coloration [20:29:51] Chordata Actinopterygi Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae (Cusk Eel):Pycnocraspedum species [20:30:06] andreaquattrini leaves the room [20:30:15] Be sure to let us know if any of this fish are commercially imporatant. Good to know for the general audience [20:30:40] LAT :0.21213, LON : -176.48624, DEPTH : 713.3095m, TEMP : 5.98105C, SAL : 34.54842 PSU, DO : 2.33428 mg/L [20:30:56] I know there is no fishery here but good to know at least around the family level [20:31:13] Previous fish was a roughy, [20:31:16] Chordata Actinopterygii (Ray-Finned Fish):Beryx splendens [20:32:40] Chordata Actinopterygi Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae (Cusk Eel):Looks like a Pycnocraspedum with an odd mottled color pattern [20:34:54] Chordata Actinopterygii (Ray-Finned Fish):Correction - not an ophidiid, a Diplacanthopoma species (Bythitidae) with parasites and ragged fins [20:35:02] Looks like drowned carbonate reef, but will wait for Deb to educate us. [20:35:40] LAT :0.21222, LON : -176.48628, DEPTH : 713.4027m, TEMP : 6.01393C, SAL : 34.55673 PSU, DO : 2.35080 mg/L [20:35:43] scott: agree on the carbonate [20:35:58] Look more at the inverts. Give me a chance to catch my breath and catch up on the logs [20:36:12] thanks bruck :) [20:36:16] aye aye [20:36:22] Chordata Actinopterygii (Ray-Finned Fish):Neocyttus cf. acanthorhynchus [20:36:44] I wonder what those runnels are? [20:40:36] @Deb: evidence of long-ago burrowing in the reef? There are certainly lots of burrowers in live coral reefs. [20:40:40] LAT :0.21217, LON : -176.48620, DEPTH : 709.6998m, TEMP : 6.06826C, SAL : 34.55037 PSU, DO : 2.35851 mg/L [20:42:35] @Scott - thanks. Was wondering if it was bioerosion/bioturbation? [20:45:04] iscwatch2 leaves the room [20:45:41] LAT :0.21216, LON : -176.48619, DEPTH : 708.2320m, TEMP : 6.23617C, SAL : 34.55603 PSU, DO : 2.27947 mg/L [20:45:54] briankennedy leaves the room [20:46:09] mikeford leaves the room [20:46:59] Chordata Actinopterygii Gadiformes Macrouridae (Rattail):Nezumia species? (a wild guess) [20:47:31] sorry, forgot to click on send in a timely manner on that last one [20:48:09] Sorry Steve. Didn't hear you say that. I'm multi-tasking here. [20:48:21] no worries :) [20:48:36] Gastropod below black coral [20:48:49] Or two... [20:48:55] Perhaps a Bathypathes [20:50:41] LAT :0.21210, LON : -176.48620, DEPTH : 704.3875m, TEMP : 6.42626C, SAL : 34.56180 PSU, DO : 2.26948 mg/L [20:50:53] Yup, plexaurid. [20:52:12] video is breaking here... [20:52:46] Wow. [20:52:56] Gorgeous [20:55:17] Chordata Actinopterygii Elopmorpha Anguilliformes (Eel):Congridae, probably Bathycongrus species [20:55:42] LAT :0.21214, LON : -176.48619, DEPTH : 701.8629m, TEMP : 6.64081C, SAL : 34.56255 PSU, DO : 2.22095 mg/L [20:56:56] probably another Bathycongrus to the left [20:56:58] POssible Swiftia, likely plexaurid at any rate. [20:57:08] Could be like what you collected yesterday...? [20:57:23] Maybe! [20:57:31] By the way, Steve: did that red one yesterday have a "woody" axis? [20:58:04] Yes, likely plexaurid. The real mystery was the Chrysogorgiid we collected. The polyps were enormous and fleshy [20:58:22] with the white dots around the tentacles [20:58:26] sorry folks. having technical difficulties here.... [20:59:08] tim: we are zooming in on associates so u should be able to get some good shots [20:59:11] interesting morphology. [21:00:18] Congridae, Bathycongrus species [21:00:42] LAT :0.21228, LON : -176.48619, DEPTH : 698.5309m, TEMP : 6.68755C, SAL : 34.55769 PSU, DO : 2.18425 mg/L [21:03:49] OMG I love this fish. [21:04:03] Lophiidae, either Lophiomus or Lophioides species, a goosefish [21:04:35] is there another possiblity of Astrogorgia for the red colony we saw? [21:05:26] maybe its too deep for that... [21:05:43] LAT :0.21232, LON : -176.48623, DEPTH : 697.4286m, TEMP : 6.67294C, SAL : 34.57529 PSU, DO : 2.23003 mg/L [21:06:20] more fish with parasites [21:10:06] we've all been there. [21:10:23] :-) [21:10:43] LAT :0.21230, LON : -176.48609, DEPTH : 690.8909m, TEMP : 6.67183C, SAL : 34.56205 PSU, DO : 2.17598 mg/L [21:11:21] Congridae, Bathycongrus [21:12:51] We are about 1 min behind...helpless and no help... [21:13:36] Lophiidae, Lophioides or Lophiomus species [21:14:27] I am sorry... [21:15:44] LAT :0.21233, LON : -176.48608, DEPTH : 686.8414m, TEMP : 6.68512C, SAL : 34.56330 PSU, DO : 2.17999 mg/L [21:16:40] another Lophiomus or Lophioides (Lophiidae) [21:18:23] Congridae, Bathycongrus species [21:20:31] Synagrops species (S. argyrea or japonica), family Acropomatidae [21:20:40] nicolemorgan leaves the room [21:20:45] LAT :0.21240, LON : -176.48603, DEPTH : 682.5487m, TEMP : 6.67668C, SAL : 34.56326 PSU, DO : 2.19407 mg/L [21:21:18] another Lophiidae, Lophiomus or Lophioides [21:21:35] I thought we had be seeing Mn for quite some time, but wasn't sure if it was just my monitor... [21:21:42] *been [21:22:14] I have to step out for a couple of minutes. That means more weird fish. [21:23:52] Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae (Cusk Eel):Pycnocraspedum species (two in the area), with another Bathycongrus [21:24:22] Back in a couple of minutes. Take time zooming on the sponge! [21:24:31] bruce: thanks! [21:25:35] Gotta go - have fun! [21:25:40] deborahglickson leaves the room [21:25:45] LAT :0.21240, LON : -176.48596, DEPTH : 676.8159m, TEMP : 6.67040C, SAL : 34.56202 PSU, DO : 2.20097 mg/L [21:28:59] jillbourque leaves the room [21:29:06] taylorheyl leaves the room [21:30:01] jaymesawbrey leaves the room [21:30:24] Congridae, Bathycongrus species [21:30:45] LAT :0.21241, LON : -176.48587, DEPTH : 672.2899m, TEMP : 6.67452C, SAL : 34.56178 PSU, DO : 2.20370 mg/L [21:35:09] Neoscopelidae, Neoscopelus cf. macrolepidotus [21:35:46] LAT :0.21242, LON : -176.48583, DEPTH : 666.8258m, TEMP : 6.67684C, SAL : 34.56172 PSU, DO : 2.21129 mg/L [21:36:00] Neocyttus (two in area) [21:36:33] Congridae, Bathycongrus with Neocyttus [21:37:14] Neocyttus (two) [21:40:45] Trachichthyidae, Hoplostethus species, a roughy [21:40:47] LAT :0.21250, LON : -176.48584, DEPTH : 658.0797m, TEMP : 6.67215C, SAL : 34.56100 PSU, DO : 2.20550 mg/L [21:41:15] more Neocyttus [21:45:28] closer to zig-zag... So perhaps Madrepora [21:45:47] LAT :0.21251, LON : -176.48580, DEPTH : 651.8144m, TEMP : 6.67542C, SAL : 34.56245 PSU, DO : 2.23400 mg/L [21:46:24] mashkoormalik leaves the room [21:46:53] scleractinian, ophiocanthid ophiuroid associate [21:47:38] white brachyuran like crab on live polyps [21:48:00] barnacles (glyp) on coral [21:48:21] small grey squat lobster- one claw... [21:48:54] nataliesummers leaves the room [21:50:06] two macrourids and a Neocyttus [21:50:47] LAT :0.21253, LON : -176.48576, DEPTH : 644.3691m, TEMP : 6.69240C, SAL : 34.56170 PSU, DO : 2.24578 mg/L [21:51:45] the terrain is getting rugged [21:52:37] Is that a different crab down right? [21:52:49] I've been away so perhaps you saw one already [21:53:04] Big crab, red-tipped legs? [21:53:07] Chaceon? We've seen a few [21:53:16] I am over a minute behind, I think.. [21:53:19] Doesn't ook like Chaceon from here [21:53:40] But your view is better than mine. [21:53:47] @Tim: must be all the snow... [21:53:52] I don't know the crabs so let me know [21:55:48] LAT :0.21250, LON : -176.48567, DEPTH : 638.4168m, TEMP : 6.81119C, SAL : 34.56515 PSU, DO : 2.18626 mg/L [21:59:26] Moridae, Physiculus or Gadella species, maybe Physiculus, a codling [22:00:48] LAT :0.21256, LON : -176.48563, DEPTH : 630.7863m, TEMP : 6.84713C, SAL : 34.56404 PSU, DO : 2.25100 mg/L [22:01:18] Plexaurid: Paracis perhaps [22:01:53] thanks for the ID [22:02:01] we took images earlier too from another indiv. [22:02:28] All we were able to determine was Plexauridae [22:02:50] At first I thought this one was different because I could not see OPHs, but then as you got a bit closer I think I saw one or 2 [22:04:40] Yeah it just seems that the gross morphology lends to plate sclerites [22:04:58] This is definitely a very fishy dive! [22:05:22] coming into view- see one large ophiuroid- think there was one on the previous yellow plexaurid too. [22:05:49] LAT :0.21261, LON : -176.48559, DEPTH : 623.2981m, TEMP : 6.83555C, SAL : 34.56447 PSU, DO : 2.25363 mg/L [22:06:44] Ctenophore? [22:06:54] Epigonus (Epigonidae), slender like E. fragilis, E. ctenolepis,or (less likely) E. atherinoides [22:06:56] ctenophore [22:07:03] Lobate ctenophore [22:07:20] It uses the large fleshy lobes to manipulate prey into mouth [22:07:50] chimaera? [22:07:54] Coelorinchus cf. tokiensis [22:09:14] Abyssopathes [22:10:50] LAT :0.21267, LON : -176.48558, DEPTH : 618.1837m, TEMP : 6.86054C, SAL : 34.56493 PSU, DO : 2.21866 mg/L [22:11:40] The long-snouted species of Coelorinchus that Chris mentioned is C. longicephalus (makes sense, but not as fun as Chris's name for it) [22:12:33] don't see any associates on "umbellapathes"...would expect to see chirostylids [22:12:49] want to see that chrysogorgid! [22:13:13] thought I saw several chriostylids in there.... [22:13:14] Out of tether Tim. Will get the next one. [22:14:24] okay. thank you. I'm sorry to be behind you. having video issues... [22:15:19] Chaunax species, family Chaunacidae [22:15:47] Primnoid down there? Hard to tell [22:15:51] LAT :0.21262, LON : -176.48560, DEPTH : 614.7419m, TEMP : 6.86522C, SAL : 34.56496 PSU, DO : 2.27608 mg/L [22:16:10] see the "primnoid" going to checkit out [22:16:12] 2 colonies here [22:16:21] Great :) [22:17:15] Primnoid [22:17:41] Beautiful, not sure [22:19:21] can we take a closer look at the yellow colonies at all? [22:19:31] yes [22:19:50] Plexaurid [22:20:51] LAT :0.21265, LON : -176.48553, DEPTH : 610.7281m, TEMP : 6.87474C, SAL : 34.56627 PSU, DO : 2.25392 mg/L [22:23:01] I'm not 100% convinced that yellow one was a plexaurid. [22:23:35] @Scott - Cool, what did you have in mind? [22:24:21] Cynoglossidae, probably a Symphurus species (tonguefish) [22:24:26] Tom Munro at Smithsonian/NMFS works on tonguefish [22:24:30] @Sonia: haha. I'm not ready with an alternative! [22:25:10] @ Scott - Yeah I hear you :) [22:25:13] @Sonia: it certainly could be one of the many plexaurid genera I have little experience with. But I'm not willing to commit! [22:25:35] I tend to be more conservative in my guesses. [22:25:51] LAT :0.21264, LON : -176.48553, DEPTH : 607.6767m, TEMP : 6.86733C, SAL : 34.56490 PSU, DO : 2.24212 mg/L [22:25:56] @ Scott - Wise [22:26:12] erikcordes leaves the room [22:26:19] @ Scott - then you get it under the microscope and it's a whole new story :D [22:26:42] @Sonia: yup [22:27:30] :several Neocyttus [22:28:00] amandademopoulos leaves the room [22:28:18] It looks like possibly thta sipho had captured a couple of medusae. [22:28:46] Heterocarpus [22:30:51] LAT :0.21263, LON : -176.48547, DEPTH : 599.8314m, TEMP : 6.86538C, SAL : 34.56513 PSU, DO : 2.25785 mg/L [22:31:53] rachichthyidae, Hoplostethus species, maybe H. crassispinus [22:33:58] Cynoglossidae, Symphurus species [22:35:13] *Trachichthyidae (two posts back) [22:35:52] LAT :0.21259, LON : -176.48543, DEPTH : 598.2842m, TEMP : 6.89850C, SAL : 34.55125 PSU, DO : 2.23095 mg/L [22:37:14] Another Chrysogorgia cf. geniculata [22:37:18] @Steve: was just looking at some images in Grasshoff's New Caledonia gorgonians and Paracis caecilia looks an awful lot like the Mystery Paragorgia-Plexaurid mixture seen today and colelcted yesterday. [22:37:43] *or possibly collected yesterday. Can't be certian they are the same [22:38:38]