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  • Photograph of an orange many-armed sea star on an erect delicately-branched coral in a dark sea.

    Sea Star on Coral at Seamount
    Dec 4 2009 - 3:37pm
    A bright orange sea star (Novodinia antillensis) clings to a large white soft coral (Paragorgia sp.). This photo was taken on the Manning Seamount at a depth of 1,350 meters (4,429 feet) by the...
  • A sea star brought up from a benthic ROV dive.

    Sea star, Captured by ROV
    Jan 6 2011 - 2:59pm
    A sea star, Hymenaster pellucidus, brought up from a benthic ROV dive. View the “Under Arctic Ice” photo essay to learn more.
  • <p>The sea star <em>Odontaster validus</em> and sea urchin <em>Sterechinus neumayeri</em> are often found living in association with one another along the Antarctic <a href="/ocean-news/biodiversity-coastal-zone">coastline</a>.</p>

    Sea Stars and Urchins off Antarctica
    Sep 28 2012 - 3:03pm
    Sea stars (Odontaster validus) and sea urchins (Sterechinus neumayeri) spread over an algae-covered seafloor off the coast of Antarctica.
  • A photo of an anglerfish

    Sea Toad
    Jul 8 2011 - 10:05am
    This fish belongs to a group of anglerfishes known as lophiiformes. This species, along with other anglerfishes, has a modified dorsal-fin spine, usually on the tip of the snout, which serves as a...
  • A photo of a sea toad specimen.

    Sea Toad (Chaunax pictus)
    Nov 27 2012 - 9:51am
    Researchers with the Smithsonian's Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP) collected this sea toad, Chaunax pictus, off the coast of Honduras in 2011. The team is trying to collect sea toads from around...
  • A sea toad from the deep waters off of Curacao.

    Sea Toad Specimen from Caribbean
    Aug 10 2012 - 5:54pm
    A year in the waiting! During the summer of 2011, DROP researchers almost caught a sea toad off of Curaçao. However, when the sub crew tried to collect the sea toad with the sub's suction tube, the...
  • A photo of a sea walnut, a ctenophore.

    Sea Walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi)
    Nov 1 2012 - 10:40am
    This ctenophore (a stingless jellyfish-like animal) is native to the east coast of North and South America. In 1982, it was discovered in the Black Sea, where it was transported by ballast water. It...
  • The pink strands of this coral harbor a variety of organisms. Sea whips are gorgonian corals, with flexible skeletons.

    Sea Whip Coral
    Jun 7 2011 - 12:42pm
    The pink strands of this single deep-sea coral harbor a variety of marine life. Sea whips are gorgonian corals and have flexible skeletons. See more pictures of coral in our Deep-sea Corals article.
  • Geophysicist Jian Lin of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution studied the earthquake site that triggered 2004’s Indian Ocean tsunami. New tools to map seafloor earthquakes—like this robotic Autonomous Benthic Explorer—enhance our understanding of catastrophic events, such as the tsunami.

    Seafloor Earthquakes Study
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Geophysicist Jian Lin of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and chief U.S. scientist aboard the Chinese oceanographic ship DaYang Yihao studied the earthquake site that triggered 2004’s Indian...
  • Regulated fish waste dump sites can attract predators, such as these seagulls, fish, and even small sharks, which feed on the scraps.

    Seagulls at a Seafood Waste Site
    May 8 2013 - 11:20am
    What happens to the waste coming out of a fish processing plant? Typically the fish guts and bones get sent to sea via a pipeline, and the Environmental Protection Agency regulates how much can be...
  • <p>Most wild seahorses (here the thorny seahorse&nbsp;<strong><em><a href="http://eol.org/pages/212310/overview">Hippocampus histrix</a></em></strong>) are monogamous and some species mate for life. Searching for mates can be difficult and risky since seahorses are poor swimmers, found in low densities and rely on camouflage to hide from predators. By remaining faithful to one partner, the pairs have more time to undergo more pregnancies during a single mating season and, ultimately, have greater reproductive success. The pair-bonds of monogamous seahorses are reinforced by daily greetings (see next slide).</p>

    Seahorse Lovebirds
    Dec 4 2012 - 3:02pm
    Most wild seahorses (here the thorny seahorse Hippocampus histrix) are monogamous and some species mate for life. Searching for mates can be difficult and risky since seahorses are poor swimmers...
  • Two sea lions interact amongst schools of small fish.

    Seal or Sea Lion?
    Mar 1 2013 - 10:28am
    Seals and sea lions have many similarities, and are in the same family of Pinnipeds, but they lead very different lives. Seals are smaller than sea lions; male Stellar sea lions can grow to be up to...