Fathead Sculpin
Fathead Sculpin (Psychrolutes phrictus) The Fathead Sculpin (also known as the Blob Sculpin) is a large marine sculpin. They have big heads
May 19, 2023
Author: Mike Vardaro
Pacific Flatnose
Pacific Flatnose (Antimora microlepis) The Pacific Flatnose comes from a family of cod-like fish, which are only distinguishable by their skeletal structures
May 19, 2023
Giant Rattail Fish
Giant Rattail Fish (Albatrossia pectoralis) This large rattail is found at depths between 140 and 3,500 meters, and it has been known
May 19, 2023
Rattail Fish
Rattail Fish (Coryphaenoides acrolepis) The common names Rattail and Grenadier refer to a group of large, brown to black, deep sea fish
May 19, 2023
Unidentified Sea Cucumber 3
Unidentified Sea Cucumber 3 This unidentified, swimming deep-sea holothurian (sea cucumber) was seen at approximately 1274 m depth during a dive to
May 18, 2023
Unidentified Sea Cucumber 2
Unknown Sea Cucumber 2 This species was observed in sediments at the base of Axial Seamount. It may be related to Moseley’s
May 18, 2023
Paelopatides Sea Cucumber
Paelopatides Sea Cucumber (Paelopatides confundens) This species was observed at the base of Axial. Its purple hue gave VISIONS scientists the idea
May 18, 2023
Sea Pig
Sea Pig (Scotoplanes globosa) Sea pigs are usually 4-6 inches long. They are distributed throughout the abyssal plain of the deep ocean,
May 18, 2023
Peniagone Sea Cucumber
Peniagone Sea Cucumber (likely Peniagone vitrea) This small sea cucumber is abundant at the base of Axial Seamount, and many different species
May 18, 2023
Moseley’s Sea Cucumber
Moseley’s Sea Cucumber (Pannychia moseleyi) First discovered in the 1800s, Pannychia moseleyi, also known as Moseley’s sea cucumber, are often found at
May 18, 2023