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A hermit crab looks out from its coral dwelling in the waters of Japan's Ogasawara Islands.
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Coral Hermit Crab

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Close-up photograph looking into the gaping mouth of a golden brown sea lion, lying on the sand.
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Galapagos Sea Lion Yawning

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Close-up photograph of the face of a blue footed booby.
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Blue-footed Booby

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Extreme close-up of great white shark skin denticles.
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Biomimicry Shark Denticles

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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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Photograph of a many-armed sea star with maroon and white feathery-looking arms, with a deep red sea fan in the background.
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Feather Star

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A many-armed, orange starfish.
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A Filter-Feeding Starfish

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Photo of sockeye salmon spawning.
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Sockeye Salmon, Adams River, British Columbia, Canada

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This bubblegum coral has a fanlike shape. It is growing 1,310 m (4,298 ft) deep on the Davidson Seamount.
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Bubblegum Coral

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: Black corals often resemble bushes or trees. Their living tissue can be one of several colors. It’s the skeleton that is black.
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Black Corals

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Red coral necklaces in a display window. Harvesting deep-sea coral to produce jewelry like this threatens these ecosystems.
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Coral for Sale

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Lights attached to this deep-sea camera system enable scientists to capture detailed images of deep-sea corals in otherwise dark water.
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Deep-Sea Camera

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