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

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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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This jelly’s red color provides camouflage in the ocean depths.
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Unidentified Comb Jelly

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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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corals of many colors in the deep sea
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Deep Gulf Restoration After a Monumental Oil Spill

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Jaw of the goblin shark
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The Goblin Shark

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The giant squid’s enormous eyes help it find prey in the dark ocean depths.
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Largest Eye in the World, Giant Squid

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Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.
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How Coastal Seagrass Feeds the Deep

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A close up profile of an adult anglerfish female from the Linophryne family collected in the northern region of the Gulf of Mexico. © 2016 DEEPEND/ Dante Fenolio
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Meet the Tiny Bacteria That Give Anglerfishes Their Spooky Glow

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Light at the Bottom of the Deep Dark Ocean

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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 Animals Photo Gallery

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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 Corals

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