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Deep-Sea Research 100 Years Ago on the US Fisheries Steamer Albatross

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Valentinni's sharpnose puffer lives on Indo-Pacific coral reefs, where it shoals in groups of 10-100 puffers and feeds on algae and tunicates.
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Valentinni's Sharpnose Puffer

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The toothy goby or common ghost goby (Pleurosicya mossambica) has a commensal relationship with soft corals and sponges in the Indo-Pacific ocean.
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Toothy Goby in Coral

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A species of sea cucumber from the Arctic discovered by Census of Marine Life researchers.
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Arctic Sea Cucumber

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Musician Sam Lardner and friends created the 14-song CD Oceans Are Talking to inspire kids and adults to help save the ocean and the creatures living in it.
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Five Questions for Musician Sam Lardner

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Know Your Puffins

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Arrow crabs are small, spider-like crabs that live on coral reefs.(CLICK IMAGE TO OPEN SLIDESHOW WITH MORE WINNING PHOTOS FROM THE CONTEST)
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Spiders from Mars

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a blue larval fish with fanning spines
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Blackwater Divers Illuminate Sea Life at Night

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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 of the Deep

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Whip coral gobies live on coral reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific, where they are found on a single species of coral: black wire coral.
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Whip Coral Goby Portrait

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Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) live in the warm coastal waters of tropical and subtropical oceans. Adults sometimes eat sponges, salps (floating jelly-like animals), and jellyfish, but they feed mostly on plants, like seagrass and algae. The pigment f
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Green Turtle

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A pearlfish, which lives in the orange sea cucumber's anus, emerges to feed.
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Pearlfish from a Sea Cucumber

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