Red Snailfish
Red Snailfish (Elassodisus sp.) Snailfish are scaleless with thin, loose gelatinous skin. Their pectoral fins are large and provide for means of
May 12, 2023
Category: Biology Catalog
Sablefish (aka Black Cod)
Sablefish (Anoploma fimbria) Sablefish (also known as Black Cod) are grey in color with two dorsal fins and a broad round head.
May 12, 2023
Eelpouts
Eelpouts The eelpout is similar in appearance to an eel, with long slender bodies and dorsal and anal fins connected to the
May 12, 2023
Fierce Snailfish (aka ‘Weird Fish’)
Fierce Snailfish (Genioliparis ferox) The Genioliparis ferox is an extremely rare fish, having only been sighted four times, and filmed twice since
May 12, 2023
Dover Sole
Dover Sole (Microstomus pacificus) The Dover Sole is a Pacific flatfish in the flounder family which ranges from Baja California to the
May 12, 2023
Deep-Sea Sole
Deep-Sea Sole (Embassichthys bathybius) The Deep-Sea Sole is a bathydemersal flatfish. It lives along the sea floor and has both its eyes
May 12, 2023
Unknown Sea Cucumber 2
Unknown Sea Cucumber 2 (Paelopatides sp.) or (Benthodytes sp.) Sea cucumbers of Paelopatides species can be confused with species of Benthodytes, and
April 22, 2023
Unknown Sea Cucumber
Unknown Sea Cucumber This particular sea cucumber was seen near the seafloor at Slope Base, “swimming” in the water column at a
April 22, 2023
Flabellid Coral
Flabellid Coral (Javania sp.?) These corals in the family Flabellidae (possibly a species of Javania) were found encrusting the 200 meter platform
April 21, 2023
Deepstaria enigmatica
Deepstaria enigmatica The Deepstaria enigmatica, observed over Axial Seamount, is translucent and resembles a lampshade. This specimen was approximately 30 cm in
April 21, 2023