Tag: Coastal Biology

Sun Star

Morning Sun Star (Solaster dawsoni) These sea stars are found on either side of the North Pacific, usually in rocky habitats but

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Rockfish

Rockfish (Sebastes sp.) These orange or red rockfish are a common sight at Southern Hydrate Ridge (~780 meters water depth), often resting

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Mola Mola

Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola) The largest bony fish in the world (and one of the strangest) is often seen near the surface

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Unidentified Salp 1

Unidentified Salp 1 Salps are planktonic tunicates, and are in Phylum Chordata along with fish and all vertebrate animals! They move by

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Graneledone Octopus

Graneledone Octopus (Graneledone boreopacifica) The largest octopus observed at Axial Seamount, Graneledone boreopacifica, is very curious and fairly common on the lava

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Roughtail Skate

Roughtail Skate (Bathyraja trachura) Bathyraja trachura, also known as the Roughtail Skate, is a species of skate found all across the North

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Plumose Metridium Anemones

Plumose Anemone (Metridium farcimen) These large, fluffy-looking white (or occasionally orange) anemones are often found on OOI infrastructure in shallow coastal waters

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Dumbo octopus

Dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis sp.) These small cirrate octopuses are the deepest-living known octopus species. They are often seen resting on the bottom

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