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Deep Sea Species Gallery
An image-and-text catalog of rare deep-sea creatures, each with a detailed English profile.
Deep Sea Species GalleryVampyroteuthis infernalis: The Cephalopod That Is Neither Squid Nor Octopus
A gentle detritivore that has survived nearly unchanged for hundreds of millions of years
6 min read
Deep Sea Species GalleryDumbo Octopus: The Deep's Gentle Wanderer
Grimpoteuthis species that flap through the abyss on ear-like fins
5 min read
Deep Sea Species GalleryGulper Eel: A Living Fishing Net
Eurypharynx pelecanoides and the anatomy of extreme swallowing
5 min read
Deep Sea Species GalleryGiant Isopod: The Deep Sea's Armored Scavenger
Bathynomus species and the biology of deep-sea gigantism
5 min read
Deep Sea Species GalleryThe Barreleye Fish: A Transparent Head Full of Surprises
How Macropinna microstoma uses tubular eyes inside a see-through skull
6 min read
Deep Sea Species GalleryThe Frilled Shark: A Deep-Sea Living Fossil
Chlamydoselachus anguineus keeps a body plan that predates most modern sharks
6 min read
Deep Sea Species GallerySea Pigs: The Pink Herds of the Abyssal Plain
Why holothurians of the genus Scotoplanes gather in large groups on the deep seafloor
6 min read
Deep Sea Species GalleryThe Yeti Crab and Its Farmed Bacteria
How Kiwa crabs cultivate microbial food on their own bristled arms
6 min read