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Tropical hatchetfish, like the one shown in this X-ray photograph, live in the dark depths of the ocean. Like many other deep-sea fishes, they have large eyes and bioluminescent spots on their bellies.
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X-Ray Image of a Tropical Hatchetfish

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Positioned in front of a natural oil seep, this video camera is capturing images of the black oil bubbling up from beneath the sea floor. A light mounted to the frame helps see what is happening in the dark on the sea floor.
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Bubble of Oil On The Seafloor

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Deep Red Madusa

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A map of the Mid Ocean Ridge
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Making a Mark on the Ocean Floor

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Woods Hole researchers sample oil from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico
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Scientists From Woods Hole Respond to Gulf Oil Spill

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a squid
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Meet the Only Squid that Willfully Lops off its Arms

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Two scientists peer out into the ocean from inside the Curasub, a 5-person submersible
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Diving for Crabs in the Deep Sea

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Colorful corals and brittlestars on Manning Seamount off the New England coast.
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Seamounts: Underwater Oases

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A screenshot from the video showing a dumbo octopod swimming in water.
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Video of Cirrate Octopod aka Dumbo Octopus

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A deep sea crab (Rochinia crassa) poses with sea fan (Callogorgia spp.) and coral (Lophelia pertusa) on large carbonate boulder.
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Deep-sea Coral In the Gulf of Mexico

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Alvin, a human occupied vehicle (HOV), returns to the ship after a dive.
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From Submarines to Robots: Exploring the Deep Ocean

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Science in a Time of Crisis: Assessing the Impacts

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