MARS Observatory Photo Gallery
| The MARS Observatory is located more than 37 km (23 miles) from shore at a depth of 890 m (3,000 ft.). These are some of the deep-sea animals most commonly found living at the site. Click on an image to learn more about each animal. | ||
Invertebrates |
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 Slender Sea Pen Funiculina sp. |
 Slender Sea Pen Funiculina sp. |
 Droopy Sea Pen Umbellula lindahli |
Droopy Sea Pen Umbellula lindahli |
Tanner Crab Chionoecetes tanneri |
Sun Star Solaster borealis |
Octopus Octopus rubescens |
Hermit Crabs Family Diogenidae |
Orange Anemone Family Actinostolidae |
Pink Anemone Family Actiniidae |
Brittlestar Ophiuroidea |
 Sea Slug Tritonia diomedea |
 Amphipod Family Lyssianasidae |
 Humboldt Squid Doscidicus gigas |
 Mysid Class Crustacea |
 Deep-Sea Snail Class Gastropoda |
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Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria |
Finescale Mora Antimora microlepis |
 Thornyhead Rockfish Sebastolobus sp. |
Blacktail Snailfish Careproctus melanurus |
Filetail Catshark Parmaturus xaniurus |
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Snake Eelpout Lycenchelys sp. |
Dover Sole Microstomus pacificus |
Deepsea Sole Embassichthyes bathybius |
Hagfish Eptatretus stoutii |
 Slickhead Alepocephalus tenebrosus |
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Marine Debris |
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 Dead eel grass |
 Glass Bottle |
 Potato chip bag |
| For more information contact Linda Kuhnz | ||
