Cusk-eels swim around a tubeworm mound near a methane seep (IMAGE)

Schmidt Ocean Institute

Cusk-eels swim around a tubeworm mound near a methane seep

Caption

Congrio colorado (Genypterus chilensus) cusk-eels swim around a tubeworm mound near a methane seep. These fish — a commercially important fish highly valued in Chile — have been observed around reefs and soft-bottom mangrove ecosystems, but the importance of chemosynthetic ecosystems in sustaining their populations has not been previously observed. Credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute

Credit

Credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.