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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Henry Bigelow, July, 2015
- Dataset ID: NOAA_HB-15-04
- Database Version: 20260416-1
- Data Provider: NOAA, Northeast Fisheries Science Center
- Data Contact: Nizinski, Martha | nizinski@si.edu
Locator Map
Geographic Range
- Ocean: North Atlantic
- Fishery Management Council Region(s): New England
- Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf
- Marine Ecoregion(s): Virginian, Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: 39.99008
- Maximum Latitude: 40.26688
- Minimum Longitude: -68.80522
- Maximum Longitude: -67.9355
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 5,006
- Number of coral records: 1,514
- Number of sponge records: 1,348
- Records with images: 5006
- Record type(s): still image
- Minimum depth (meters): 182
- Maximum depth (meters): 2,049
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
- Time frame: 2015 to 2015
Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data set contains records of deepwater corals and sponges observed on the specified cruise. Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes.
Collection methodogy details:
See cruise report for methods
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Data Set Level Citation
NOAA, Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Observation date range: 2015 to 2015. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Nizinski, Martha. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_HB-15-04. Database version: 20260416-1.
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Expedition Details
| SurveyID | Vessel | VehicleName | SamplingEquipment | RecordType |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB1504 | Henry B. Bigelow R/V | MISO TowCam | towed camera | still image |
Taxonomic Summary
Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.
Corals
Number of coral records: 1,514
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| class | 6 % |
| order | 7 % |
| family | 7 % |
| subfamily | 5 % |
| genus | 50 % |
| species | 24 % |
Sponges
Number of sponge records: 1,348
| Taxon rank | Percent of all sponge records |
|---|---|
| phylum | 90 % |
| class | 6 % |
| genus | 1 % |
| species | 3 % |
Fishes
Number of fish records: 2,144
| Taxon rank | Percent of all fish records |
|---|---|
| class | 10 % |
| order | 4 % |
| suborder | 1 % |
| family | 65 % |
| subfamily | 4 % |
| genus | 5 % |
| species | 12 % |
| NA | 0 % |
Coral Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no coral taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanella | 125303 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 10 |
| Acanthogorgia | 125293 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 27 |
| Anthomastinae | 1510270 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 80 |
| Anthothela | 125324 | Malacalcyonacea | Alcyoniidae | 12 |
| Antipatharia | 22549 | Antipatharia | NA | 3 |
| Balticina | 146534 | Scleralcyonacea | Balticinidae | 3 |
| Bathypathes | 103304 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 23 |
| Chrysogorgia | 125294 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 1 |
| Clavularia | 125286 | Malacalcyonacea | Clavulariidae | 3 |
| Desmophyllum dianthus | 135159 | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae | 306 |
| Desmophyllum pertusum | 1245747 | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae | 11 |
| Keratoisididae | 1544106 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 104 |
| Keratoisis | 125306 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 5 |
| Kophobelemnon | 128492 | Scleralcyonacea | Kophobelemnidae | 35 |
| Malacalcyonacea | 1609357 | Malacalcyonacea | NA | 2 |
| Octocorallia | 1341 | NA | NA | 90 |
| Paragorgia | 125326 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 6 |
| Paramuricea | 125311 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 242 |
| Parantipathes | 103306 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 41 |
| Pennatulidae | 128484 | Scleralcyonacea | Pennatulidae | 1 |
| Primnoa resedaeformis | 125411 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 3 |
| Protoptilum | 128498 | Scleralcyonacea | Protoptilidae | 98 |
| Radicipes | 125297 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 6 |
| Schizopathidae | 266964 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 2 |
| Scleractinia | 1363 | Scleractinia | NA | 100 |
| Solenosmilia variabilis | 135168 | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae | 49 |
| Stauropathes | 267854 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 7 |
| Stichopathes | 103308 | Antipatharia | Antipathidae | 9 |
| Swiftia | 125314 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 124 |
| Telopathes | 740050 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 16 |
| Thouarella | 125323 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 95 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asconema foliatum | 172017 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 35 |
| Demospongiae | 164811 | NA | NA | 2 |
| Geodia | 132005 | Tetractinellida | Geodiidae | 1 |
| Hexactinellida | 22612 | NA | NA | 84 |
| Polymastia | 132046 | Polymastiida | Polymastiidae | 17 |
| Porifera | 558 | NA | NA | 1208 |
| Vazella pourtalesii | 172121 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 1 |
Fish Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no fish taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alepocephalidae | 125507 | Alepocephaliformes | Alepocephalidae | 2 |
| Antimora | 125763 | Gadiformes | Moridae | 44 |
| Apristurus manis | 105808 | Carcharhiniformes | Pentanchidae | 16 |
| Bathyraja | 105761 | Rajiformes | Arhynchobatidae | 3 |
| Chlorophthalmus agassizi | 126336 | Aulopiformes | Chlorophthalmidae | 1 |
| Coryphaenoides | 125748 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 16 |
| Cottunculus | 126167 | Perciformes | Psychrolutidae | 25 |
| Cynoglossidae | 125578 | Pleuronectiformes | Cynoglossidae | 16 |
| Dipturus | 105762 | Rajiformes | Rajidae | 9 |
| Gaidropsarus ensis | 126453 | Gadiformes | Gaidropsaridae | 4 |
| Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | 127136 | Pleuronectiformes | Pleuronectidae | 80 |
| Halosauridae | 125500 | Notacanthiformes | Halosauridae | 309 |
| Hydrolagus | 105734 | Chimaeriformes | Chimaeridae | 2 |
| Liparidae | 234519 | Perciformes | Liparidae | 1 |
| Lophiidae | 125493 | Lophiiformes | Lophiidae | 5 |
| Macrouridae | 125471 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 356 |
| Macrourinae | 154232 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 8 |
| Malacoraja senta | 158554 | Rajiformes | Rajidae | 3 |
| Merluccius | 125762 | Gadiformes | Merlucciidae | 1 |
| Myctophidae | 125498 | Myctophiformes | Myctophidae | 1 |
| Nemichthyidae | 125432 | Anguilliformes | Nemichthyidae | 10 |
| Neocyttus helgae | 127423 | Zeiformes | Oreosomatidae | 6 |
| Notacanthus | 125840 | Notacanthiformes | Notacanthidae | 1 |
| Ophidiidae | 125505 | Ophidiiformes | Ophidiidae | 15 |
| Ophidiiformes | 10314 | Ophidiiformes | NA | 4 |
| Peristediidae | 125592 | Perciformes | Peristediidae | 5 |
| Phycidae | 125475 | Gadiformes | Phycidae | 17 |
| Phycis chesteri | 158988 | Gadiformes | Phycidae | 140 |
| Pleuronectiformes | 10331 | Pleuronectiformes | NA | 1 |
| Rajidae | 105711 | Rajiformes | Rajidae | 13 |
| Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | 127144 | Pleuronectiformes | Pleuronectidae | 1 |
| Sebastinae | 154407 | Perciformes | Sebastidae | 81 |
| Selachii | 368408 | NA | NA | 1 |
| Squaliformes | 10211 | Squaliformes | NA | 80 |
| Synaphobranchidae | 125436 | Anguilliformes | Synaphobranchidae | 616 |
| Teleostei | 293496 | NA | NA | 205 |
| Urophycis | 125774 | Gadiformes | Phycidae | 6 |
| Zoarcidae | 125575 | Perciformes | Zoarcidae | 25 |
| Zoarcoidei | 151739 | Perciformes | NA | 15 |
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