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A beroid ctenophore lunges toward prey with its mouth wide open.
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Mouth Agape Comb Jelly

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Comb jellies (such as this Bolinopsis species) are named for their combs: the rows of cilia lining their bodies that propel them through the ocean.
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Ctenophore Combs - Close Up

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Seahorses are the only fish species that can hold your hand! Unlike most fish that use their tails for swimming, seahorses, such as this big-belly seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis), use their monkey-like tails to hold onto objects in their environment, li
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Seahorses Have Monkey-Like Tails

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Seahorses are hitchhikers. They can travel long distances across the ocean—farther than they can swim—by attaching themselves to floating seaweed and debris.
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Hitchhiking Seahorses

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This crab has a parasitic barnacle rooted in its reproductive system.
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Parasitic Barnacle on a Crab

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Stephanocyathus (A.) spiniger, a solitary, deep-water stony coral species, has six long spines that slow it from sinking into soft substrates.
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Solitary Deep-water Corals

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A common dolphin with calf jump through the ocean.
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Common Dolphin and Calf

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The eel-like Atlantic hagfish being measured out of water.
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Pacific Hagfish

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A scientist in a white lab coat stands in laboratory holding a jar of marine specimens.
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Scientist and his Wet Specimens

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A photo of a seaside town with boats docked in the harbor and buildings along the shore.
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Seaside Fishing Town

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A bird sits atop an outcrop of rocks surrounded by turbulent water.
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Offshore Rock Island

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A fish from a deep underwater expedition sits preserved on a bed of ice.
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Fish on Ice

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