Irish lord fish (Hemilepadotus jordani) collected during the Exploring Pelagic Biodiversity of the Gulf of Alaska and the Impact of Its Seamounts expedition. The Irish lord fish is a bottom dwelling fish, but its larval form shown here was captured in the midwater, swimming very far above the seafloor.
Irish Lord Fish
Image courtesy of Allen Collins, NOAA Fisheries National Systematic Laboratory and Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
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Irish lord fish (Hemilepadotus jordani) collected during the Exploring Pelagic Biodiversity of the Gulf of Alaska and the Impact of Its Seamounts expedition. The Irish lord fish is a bottom dwelling fish, but its larval form shown here was captured in the midwater, swimming very far above the seafloor.