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These are the first zoanthids (relatives of coral) recorded at a hydrothermal vent.
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Zoanthids on Hydrothermal Vent

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Blackdevil fish are quintessential monsters from the deep. The female lurks in the dark, drawing in prey with her glowing lure, while the male attaches to her like a blood-sucking parasite.
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Blackdevil Fish

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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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ROV Exploring the Deep Ocean

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A sea star brought up from a benthic ROV dive.
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Sea star, Captured by ROV

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A photo of a lanternfish with its nasal light organ illuminated.
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Lanternfish

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A photograph of a bright blue-speckeled dinoflagellate bioluminescing at night.
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Bioluminescing Dinoflagellate

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The branches of a primnoid coral in the genus Calyptrophora provide a habitat for galathaoid crabs.
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Primnoid Coral

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This species of bamboo coral, discovered in 2004 in the Pacific Northwest, has unusually long and impressive tentacles.
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New Bamboo Coral

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Marine scientists photographed and measured this gorgonian coral and deep-sea shrimp just as they were collected—together.
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Deep-sea Coral and Shrimp

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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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The pink strands of this coral harbor a variety of organisms. Sea whips are gorgonian corals, with flexible skeletons.
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Sea Whip Coral

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These deep-sea corals at the Madison-Swanson Marine Reserve are protected, along with the marine life they harbor.
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Protected Deep-sea Corals

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