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Icefish (Notothenioidei)
The Antarctic icefish belong to the perciform and are the largely endemic, dominant fish taxa in the cold continental shelf waters surrounding Antarctica. The majority of Notothenioids live at...
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Lion’s Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata)
The lion’s mane jellyfish gets its name from its thick mane-like mass tentacles and its tawny color. The stinging tentacles may be up to 33 ft or 10 m long. It is the largest known species of...
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Giant Isopod
It’s a pill bug on steroids! The giant isopod is a scavenger that thrives in deep, cold waters. At up to 14.5 inches in length and up to three pounds in weight, this creepy crustacean is a meaty...
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Tulip-shaped Glass Sponge
Tulip-shaped glass sponge grows to about 16 in (40 cm) high and is raised off the seafloor by long stalks of twisted silica. The silica “skeletons” are just like fiberglass.
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Giant Octopus
This giant octopus who is living in North Pacific is a shark killer.
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Loose-Jawed fish (Aristostomias grimaldii)
The stoplight loosejaws are small, deep-sea dragonfishes of the genus Malacosteus, classified either within the subfamily Malacosteinae of the family Stomiidae, or in the separate family...
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Halosaur (Halosauropsis macrochir)
The Halosaur is another type of bottom-dwelling fish. It is about 6 ft 6 in (2 m) long, with a sharply pointed snout and a tapering body. The halosaur is thought to use its snout to dislodge...
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Giant Tube Worms
These animals can grow to more than two metres long, and love the extreme heat and sulfurous environment near hydrothermal vents called ‘black smokers’.
Source: environmental graffiti
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Tripod Fish (Bathypterois grallator)
Tripod fish, Bathypterois grallator, are a deep-sea benthic fish found at lower latitudes. They are now relatively well known from photographs and submersible observations. They seem to prefer to...
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