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These wormlike animals make spiral tracks on the sea floor.
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Deep-Sea Worms

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On a seamount peak, a huge colony of brittle stars (likely Ophiacantha rosea) feeds on passing particles.
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Millions of Brittle Stars

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This lizardfish rests on the bottom, waiting to snatch prey.
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Deepsea Lizardfish

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The long barbel on the chin of this dragonfish has a glowing tip that may attract prey.
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Scaly Dragonfish

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Giant eyes spot prey. Huge claws grab the prey, and a tiny mouth rips it to shreds.
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Phronima

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Dr. Stephen Cairns, a Smithsonian research zoologist, studies deep-water corals.
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Dr. Stephen Cairns

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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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Photograph of the underside of a gelatinous octopus with a bright yellow bioluminescent ring around her mouth.
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Bioluminescent Octopod

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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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Rockfish, anemones and other invertebrates inhabit this deep-sea coral reef in Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
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Deep-Sea Coral Habitat

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