Armored sea cucumber 04.08.25 The armored sea cucumber holds tight to the seafloor, with feathery tentacles to catch food and hard scales to protect from predators.
Fingered goblet sponge 12.02.24 Massive fingered goblet sponges grow together in dense gardens that offer safety and shelter for an assortment of other animals.
Giant cusk-eel 09.03.24 The giant cusk-eel has a keen sense of smell to find food on the sprawling deep seafloor.
Warty deep-sea octopus 06.14.24 A mother warty deep-sea octopus protects her eggs for record time to better the odds that her hatchlings survive.
Deep-sea skate 05.14.24 Deep-sea skates favor particular habitats or “neighborhoods” on the deep seafloor.
Spiny star 04.09.24 The spiny star has a particular appetite for deep-sea corals, using tiny tube feet to scale towering corals and find a delicious dinner.
Pearl octopus 03.06.24 Large numbers of pearl octopus gather at deep-sea thermal springs to mate and nest.
Pom-pom anemone 08.07.23 The pom-pom anemone rolls along the seafloor with ocean currents until it finds the perfect spot to spread its tuft of tentacles.
Mushroom soft coral 04.10.23 animal Type Maximum Size 15 cm (6 inches) across Depth 200–1,200 m (660–3,900 feet) Habitat Seafloor seamounts, submarine canyons, and rocky outcroppings Diet Plankton and small crustaceans Range Northeastern Pacific Ocean from California to Mexico About https://youtu.be/W8FjSb5fU6Q This coral is one of the nicest neighbors you could hope for. The mushroom soft coral (Heteropolypus ritteri) …