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After ocean scientists sort deep-sea coral samples into their different types, they measure and photograph the specimens.
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Photographing Coral Samples

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A close-up image of deep-sea fish Argyropelecus aculeatus
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Argyropelecus aculeatus

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After ocean scientists sort deep-sea coral samples into their different types, they measure and photograph the specimens.
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Studying Deep-Sea Corals

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Imagine eating an entire fish bigger than you—bones and all! At only 25 cm long, the black swallower often eats fish much larger than itself with the help of an expanding stomach. Sometimes the meal is so large that there isn’t enough time for digestio
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Black Swallower

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

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A female adult anglerfish from the Linophryne family collected in the northern region of the Gulf of Mexico. © 2016 DEEPEND/ Dante Fenolio
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An adult female anglerfish from the Linophryne family

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Venus fly-trap anemone in the Gulf of Mexico
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Venus Fly-Trap Anemone in the Gulf of Mexico

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Dr. Robert Ballard with an ROV
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Dr. Robert Ballard

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Jaw of the goblin shark
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The Goblin Shark

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Coral scientist Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor observed corals like these on her first submarine dive to a deep-sea coral bed off the coast of Hawaii.
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Deep-Sea Coral Community

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