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Seamounts of Canada's Large Offshore Pacific Area of Interest (a MLNEP guide) [2020]

A major objective of the Marine Life of the Northeast Pacific (MLNEP) project is to support the accuracy and consistency of taxonomic identification in images, as well as to promote collaboration among stake-holders working within this region (project page: ...more ↓

Synallactes challengeri 1
Apostichopus leukothele 1
Giant California Sea Cucumber 1
Apostichopus californicus
Orange Sea Cucumber 2
Cucumaria miniata
Asthenactis 3
Pacific White Skate 4
Bathyraja spinosissima
Predatory Tunicate 5
Megalodicopia hians
Sea-pens 6
Pennatula
Pyrosoma atlanticum 7
Hexactinellida, Branching #2 (OTU: PH16) 8
cf. Parantipathes sp. (OTU: CA46)
Antipatharia
Fish-eating Anemone 9
Urticina piscivora
Liponema brevicornis 3
Paragorgia pacifica (OTU: CA18) 3
Paragorgia pacifica
Primnoa pacifica (OTU: CA16) 3
Parastenella spp. (OTU: CA10) 10
Paragorgiidae, Unknown (OTU: CA39) 10
Paragorgiidae
Deep-sea Octopus 11
Graneledone boreopacifica
Giant Pacific Octopus 1
Enteroctopus dofleini
Bathypathes patula (OTU: CA06) 10
Bathypathes patula
Acanthogorgia sp., Yellow (OTU: CA32) 3
Gersemia juliepackardae (OTU: CA20) 8
Gersemia juliepackardae
Longfin Dragonfish 1
Tactostoma macropus
Stichopathes cf. spiessi (OTU: CA38) 8
Desmophyllum dianthus 4
California Sun Star 8
Rathbunaster californicus
Hymenaster sp.1 (OTU: EA12) 4
Hymenaster
Unidentified Sponge #1 (OTU: PU01) 8
Porifera
Sponge, Bright Yellow (OTU: PH12) 8
Hamigera spp. (OTU: PD15) 8
Orange Demosponge (OTU: PD15)
Demosponge, ball (OTU: PD01) 8
Demospongiae (OTU: PD01)
Hexactinellida, stalked vase (OTU: PH11) 3
Blacktip Poacher 1
Xeneretmus latifrons
Twoline Eelpout 1
Bothrocara brunneum
Pallid Eelpout 8
Lycodapus mandibularis
Wolf Eel 3
Anarrhichthys ocellatus
Decorated Warbonnet 8
Chirolophis decoratus
Alaskan Ronquil 8
Bathymaster caeruleofasciatus
Northern Ronquil 8
Ronquilus jordani
Prowfish 3
Zaprora silenus
Red Irish Lord 1
Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
Barred rockfish (OTU: CO01) 4
Sebastes (OTU: CO01)
Rougheye Rockfish 4
Sebastes aleutianus
Pacific Ocean Perch 8
Sebastes alutus
Redbanded Rockfish 4
Sebastes babcocki
Silvergray Rockfish 8
Sebastes brevispinis
Greenstriped Rockfish 4
Sebastes elongatus
Widow Rockfish 4
Sebastes entomelas
Yellowtail Rockfish 8
Sebastes flavidus
Rosethorn Rockfish 3
Sebastes helvomaculatus
Quillback Rockfish 4
Sebastes maliger
Blackgill Rockfish 4
Sebastes melanostomus
China Rockfish 1
Sebastes nebulosus
Tiger Rockfish 8
Sebastes nigrocinctus
Bocaccio 1
Sebastes paucispinis
Canary Rockfish 8
Sebastes pinniger
Redstripe Rockfish 4
Sebastes proriger
Yellowmouth Rockfish 8
Sebastes reedi
Yelloweye rockfish 12
Sebastes ruberrimus
Pygmy Rockfish 4
Sebastes wilsoni
Sharpchin Rockfish 8
Sebastes zacentrus
Thornyheads 3
Sebastolobus spp.
Sablefish 4
Anoplopoma fimbria
Giant blob sculpin 3
Psychrolutes phrictus
Pacific Halibut 11
Hippoglossus stenolepis
Deepsea Sole 3
Embassichthys bathybius
Pacific Dover Sole 13
Microstomus pacificus
Antimora microlepis (Pacific flatnose) 14
Antimora microlepis
Demosponge, Pale-yellow (OTU: PD04) 8
Porifera sp., Orb (PO01) (OTU: PO01) 8
Hexactinellida
Giant grenadier 8
Albatrossia pectoralis
Hexactinellida, Luminescent (OTU: PD08) 8
Pacific grenadier 3
Coryphaenoides acrolepis
Demosponge, white encrusting (OTU: PD06) 8
Demosponge, Holey (OTU: PD07) 8
Demospongiae
Longnose Skate 15
Raja rhina
Cup coral, Pink/brown tentacles (OTU: CA13) 8
Scleractinia (OTU: CA13)
Demosponge, bulbous (OTU: PD02) 8
Oregon Hairy Triton Snail 16
Fusitriton oregonensis
Demosponge, leather orb (OTU: PD03) 8
Roughtail Skate 4
Bathyraja trachura
Nudibranch, Unknown (OTU: MG01) 8
Nudibranchia
Spotted Ratfish 17
Hydrolagus colliei
Primnoidae, White (OTU:CA42) 8
White-lined Dirona 3
Dirona albolineata
Triton Seaslugs 8
Tritonia
Acesta mori 8
Longhorn Decorator Crab 4
Chorilia longipes
Yellow-edged Cadlina 16
Cadlina luteomarginata
Red Sea Slug 10
Pleurobranchidae
Grooved Tanner Crab 16
Chionoecetes tanneri
Sternostylus iaspis (OTU: AM02) 10
Superfamily Chirostyloidea
Keratoisis sp., bush (OTU: CA05) 3
Paralithodes rathbuni 3
Golden King Crab 16
Lithodes aequispinus
Scarlet King Crab 3
Lithodes couesi
Brown Box Crab 16
Lopholithodes foraminatus
Munida quadrispina 1
Munidopsis sp. (OTU: AM01) 10
Cup coral, red tentacles (OTU: CA14) 8
Scleractinia

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