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The Ross Sea is a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean off the coast of Antarctica.
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Map of the Ross Sea

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A snailfish, with brown and white stripes.
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A Snailfish Swimming in the Baltic Sea

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This photograph of Gerardia sp. was taken at the Cross Seamount in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 400 m (1,312 feet).
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Gold Coral Close-up

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Scientists discovered this 1.5-m (5-ft) tall yellow bamboo coral in 2007 off the coast of Hawaii in 1,459 m (4,787 ft) of water.
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New Bamboo Coral Discovery

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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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Photo of coral polyp, with a single bleach polyp.
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Corals Threatened by Acid Seas

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Students in marine life costumes pose in an aquarium.
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Mystic Aquarium Delegation

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Light refracts off the comb-rows of this ctenophore.
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Comb Jelly Reflecting Colors

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Jellies in the Class Hydrozoa are transparent and easily overlooked.
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Transparent sea jelly

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Close-up of Boreo-Atlantic Armhook Squid, Gonatus fabricii.
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Armhook Squid

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Two polar bears at Cape Churchill in Manitoba, Canada
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Polar Bears, Cape Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

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Yolanda Villacampa, Museum Specialist - Invertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
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NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Museum Specialist Yolanda Villacampa

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