Trachipterus Arcticus (Noun)
Meaning
Deep-sea ribbonfish.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Trachipterus arcticus is a rare and poorly understood deep-sea ribbonfish that can be found in the arctic and sub-arctic waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
- The arctic ribbonfish or Trachipterus arcticus has an elongated and ribbon-like body with small teeth and jaws that it uses to feed on zooplankton.
- Marine biologists studying deep-sea ribbonfish, specifically Trachipterus arcticus, were able to determine its average depth of habitat as being 600 to 700 meters.
- During an expedition, the crew of a deep-sea submersible captured a Trachipterus arcticus and conducted several studies to further knowledge about the deep-sea ribbonfish.
- Because the Trachipterus arcticus deep-sea ribbonfish resides at great depths in extremely cold temperatures it makes observing its natural behaviors quite difficult for researchers.