Rare footage of whalefish, Cetostoma regani

Video is supplementary material from Biology Letters article 'Deep-sea mystery solved: astonishing larval transformations and extreme sexual dimorphism unite three fish families' available to access via http://journals.royalsociety.org/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1098... (free to access).

Female long-finned whalefish, Cetostoma regani. Segment 1, Monterey Canyon, CA, USA, 1450 m, 19 November 2004, MBARI T765, taken by ROV Tiburon from R/V Western Flyer. Camera, audio Karen Osborn, ROV Pilot, MBARI, 5 seconds; Segment 2, Monterey Canyon, CA, USA, 1640 m, 5 April 2006, MBARI T961, taken by ROV Tiburon from R/V Western Flyer. Camera, audio Bruce Robison, Senior Scientist, MBARI, 33 seconds; Segment 3, slow motion of last part of Segment 2, no audio, 25 seconds. Video courtesy of Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute; post production by David Rawlinson (AMS).

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• Cetostoma regani
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[Aeiutube]

Theres a whale, theres a whale, theres a whalefish he cried- Mr. Scruff

[sodypopspace]

Whalefish sushi please, top dollar

[Rikotistic]

Very impressive. I was watching the last segment of the video, hoping that the footage was filmed at a high fph. Absolutely stunning the manner in wich the whalefish stopped dead in the water. Not a hint of movment save the currents, then in a flash it is gone--though its convulsive speed was perfectly captured. Excellent camera work. I feel stupid having not even heard of the existence of this footage. Thank you for airing it.