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This rarely seen smalleyed rabbitfish, belongs to the order Chimaera. Chimaeras are related to sharks and are cartilaginous animals—they have no real bones.
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Chimaera from the Deep

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Build Your Own Ecosystem

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The study area for the Gulf of Maine Area project, part of the Census of Marine Life.
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Census of Marine Life Gulf of Maine Area Project Study Area

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This recently discovered hairy crab species (Kiwa hirsuta) has no eyes.
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The Census of Marine Life

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New deep sea expeditions reveal new species underwater.
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New Jelly Species: 'Bathykorus bouilloni'

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This copepod (Gaussia princeps) was collected deeper than 1000 meters in the Sargasso Sea by Census of Marine Zooplankton (CMarZ) researchers in April 2006.
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Deep Sea Copepod

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A transparent ctenophore in dark water.
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A Ctenophore Feeds

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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How Diverse is That?

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Dive through the zones of the ocean to the deep ocean bottom where many strange species live, and there are many yet to be discovered. Explore them in the Deep Ocean Exploration section.
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What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea

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An adult and juvenile killer whale frolic in the water.
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Menopausal Moms: A Mammal Mystery

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Census researchers discovered this sea cucumber (Enypniastes sp.) in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Zooplankton Biodiversity

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Deep-sea dragonfish from Australia
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Census of Marine Life: Wild and Wonderful Creatures

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