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Spider conch near China
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Spider Conch from China

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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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Researchers use underwater equipment to measure a skate (Bathyraja richardsoni) on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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Measuring a Skate on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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Dr. Vecchione served as Chief Scientist on this 2009 expedition to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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Dr. Michael Vecchione

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A fringe of tentacles surrounds the bell of this jellyfish (Halicreas minimum).
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Midwater Jellyfish

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This rarely seen smalleyed rabbitfish, belongs to the order Chimaera. Chimaeras are related to sharks and are cartilaginous animals—they have no real bones.
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Chimaera from the Deep

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A school of blue-striped snapper gathers at Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection site in Panama.
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Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection, Panama

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Photograph of a translucent red-orange comb jelly against a black sea.
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Red Mid-Water Comb Jelly

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This jewel squid (Histioteuthis bonnellii) lives above the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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Jewel Squid

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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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These statistics come from a United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization review.
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Global Status of Marine Fish Stocks

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These zooplankton collected on a research cruise include a jellyfish, a lanternfish, a snipe eel, two large orange shrimp, a fuzzy pyrosome (which is bioluminescent), and several smaller animals.
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Counting the Ocean's Diversity

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