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This map shows where some of the most significant species of deep-sea corals are located.
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Deep-Sea Corals Worldwide

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An illustration of a deep-sea dragonfish.
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Deep-Sea Dragonfish

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This new species of lobster (Dinochelus ausubeli) is blind and has bizarre claws. It was discovered about 300 meters (984 feet) deep in the Philippine Sea by a Census of Marine Life expedition.
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Blind Lobster

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Blob Sculpin, A Deepwater Fish
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Blob Sculpin

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Red and white riftia worms living in a deep-sea vent.
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Riftia Worms: One Species at a Time

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red worms penetrate holes in bone
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Zombie Worms Eating Whale Bone

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Tiny "flakes" of marine snow.
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A Snowy Underwater Wonderland

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Orange and red deep-sea corals.
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Aleutian Coral Reef

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Two new species of sea stars were discovered in the deep sea: Paulasterias tyleri (on the left) in a North Pacific hydrothermal vent community, and Paulasterias mcclaini (on the right) in the deep sea off the coast of Antarctica.
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The Discovery of Two Extreme Sea Stars

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Scientist Martha Nizinski examines a sample of the deep-sea coral Lophelia pertusa, collected 600-m (1,969-ft) deep off the coast of the southeastern United States.
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Martha Nizinski: Hooked on Deep-Sea Corals

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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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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Anglerfish Coloring Sheet

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