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Beebe's Monster
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Lophiiformes
Genus:Bathoscetus
Species:B. cerascetus
Binomial name
Bathoscetus cerascetus
Beebe, 1934
Beebe's Monster, so named for William Beebe, who discovered it in 1930 while on a bathysphere dive, is a prime example of cryptozoology turned zoology. Beebe described the monster as being 6 feet long, with bioluminescent scales. His discovery was met with criticism. Carl L. Hubbs, of the University of Michigan, laughed at the findings, saying that Beebe probably saw two fish swimming close together.[1] However, in 1934, in Bermuda waters, a fishing vessel caught a creature remarkably similar to Beebe's Monster. The creature weighed in at over 250 pounds, had bioluminescent scales, and 4 spines around the head. They are a ray-finned fish that live in the aphotic zone, assumedly around 2000 meters. Since its initial discovery, 2 specimens have been found, mainly around Bermuda. The females are slightly larger than the males, although there have been so few found, it is possible that this is not always the case. Thus far, they solely constitute the Bathoscetus genus.

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Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Actinopterygii
Klein, 1885

Subclasses

Chondrostei
Neopterygii
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The Actinopterygii (the plural form of Actinopterygius) comprise the class of the ray-finned fishes.
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Lophiiformes

Suborders

Antennarioidei
Lophioidei
Ogcocephalioidei
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Anglerfish are bony fish in the order Lophiiformes[1]
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binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. The system is also called binominal nomenclature (particularly in zoological circles), binary nomenclature (particularly in botanical circles), or the binomial classification system.
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Born in Brooklyn, New York, he went on to become Curator of Ornithology for the New York Zoological Society from 1899 to 1952.
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bathysphere is a spherical deep-sea submersible which is unpowered and is lowered into the ocean on a cable.

The first bathysphere was devised by Otis Barton in 1928.   The vessel was designed by Captain John H. J. Butler, an engineer with Cox & Stevens, Inc.
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Carl Hubbs was an American ichthyologist best known as finding that the Hubbs' beaked whale was a separate species.

Hubbs was author of the groundbreaking paper Origin and affinities of the freshwater fauna of Western North America
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Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction during which chemical energy is converted to light energy.
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Actinopterygii
Klein, 1885

Subclasses

Chondrostei
Neopterygii
See text for orders.
The Actinopterygii (the plural form of Actinopterygius) comprise the class of the ray-finned fishes.
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The aphotic zone is the portion of a lake or ocean that is not exposed to sunlight. No light other than bioluminescence is found in this zone. Most food comes from dead organisms sinking to the bottom of the lake or ocean from other zones.
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Motto
"Quo Fata Ferunt"   (Latin)
"Whither the Fates Carry [Us]"
Anthem
God Save the Queen (official)
Hail to Bermuda (unofficial)
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Born in Brooklyn, New York, he went on to become Curator of Ornithology for the New York Zoological Society from 1899 to 1952.
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Sea monsters are sea-dwelling, mythical or legendary creatures, often believed to be of immense size.

Marine monsters can take many forms, including sea dragons, sea serpents, or multi-armed beasts; they can be slimy or scaly, often spouting jets of water.
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Sea Serpent

A sea serpent from Olaus Magnus's book
History of the Northern Peoples (1555).
Creature

Name: Sea Serpent
AKA: Various
Classification
Grouping: Legendary Creature
Sub grouping: Sea monster
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