Identification of a deep-sea mooring-cable biter

Currents on continental margins and beyond

“…These have similar densities to other man-made fibres but have strengths and stretch characteristics similar to steel. Present draw backs to such an approach lie in the high cost and the need to armour such materials in the upper ocean owing to the possibility of damage caused by fish bite (Stimson 1965;Haedrich 1965).…”

Further Evidence of “Fishbite” Damage on Deep‐sea Mooring Lines in the Mediterranean

“…Haedrich (1965) identifies a biter of deep-sea mooring cable as Sudis hyalina, which is also typical of the Mediterranean. Whether this fish could produce a sharp razorlike cut (see bottom of Fig.…”