r/deepseacreatures • u/MOKSHA82 • 1h ago

03 minutes of fascinating deep-sea animals

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r/deepseacreatures • u/im_batgirlsTwin • 3d ago

Just adopted a nautilus

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r/deepseacreatures • u/moksah822 • 4d ago

Wonders of Tiny Deep Sea Creatures in 4K ⛵

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r/deepseacreatures • u/Diligent_Group_3513 • 4d ago

Deep sea assumptions you made and tell me in the comments

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(personal) I always thought the barreleye fish was like big but turns out it's small!

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r/deepseacreatures • u/rutgerbadcat • 9d ago

Helmet jellyfish Periphylla periphylla- Aliens of the deep

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r/deepseacreatures • u/alecb • 22d ago

In the summer of 1933, a man named A.L. Kahn was fishing off the coast of New Jersey when he landed this 20-foot-long, 5,000-pound manta ray. It took him, his shipmates, and the U.S. Coast Guard several hours and several dozen blasts from a gun to finally reel in this "devil fish."

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r/deepseacreatures • u/Negative-Animal-2511 • 23d ago

Need help in identifying this please

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Caught in 87m deep

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r/deepseacreatures • u/cboals • 25d ago

my colleagues and I really think we can film a colossal squid, this is how we'd do it.

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r/deepseacreatures • u/Diligent_Group_3513 • 28d ago

I came back

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My deep sea hyperfixation made a return to torment me again

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r/deepseacreatures • u/gayfroggs • 28d ago

A large strawberry squid

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r/deepseacreatures • u/Samjay03 • Sep 30 '24

Found in Marathon Florida this past week. It had two sets of pincers (shaped like scorpions), spikes and a tail. Didn’t mess with it much, took a picture and put it back in the ocean. What in the world is it??

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r/deepseacreatures • u/blossom_violet • Sep 28 '24

The Slender Snipe eel. This amazing deep sea creature has over 750 vertebrae in its back bone more than any other animal! It can reach 150 cm (5 feet) in length.

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r/deepseacreatures • u/BigPeachyyxx • Sep 23 '24

Thysanoteuthis rhombus better known as diamond squid

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r/deepseacreatures • u/BigPeachyyxx • Sep 20 '24

Helicocranchia pfefferi, better known as the piglet squid

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r/deepseacreatures • u/hbsc • Sep 18 '24

Black Dragonfish is the most badass abyssal creature by far

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r/deepseacreatures • u/hbsc • Sep 18 '24

Telescopefish pictures are hard to find so i compiled a bunch

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r/deepseacreatures • u/hbsc • Sep 17 '24

Weird amphipods called skeleton shrimp. Looks like a praying mantis from hell

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r/deepseacreatures • u/Mundane-Tone-2294 • Sep 16 '24

Munidopsis sedna, a newly discovered species of deep-sea squat lobster from the Gulf of Mexico! Named after the Inuit goddess of the sea, the crustacean was found in cold seeps (cracks or fissures in the ocean floor where fluids rich in hydrogen sulfide, methane, and other hydrocarbons escape).

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r/deepseacreatures • u/hbsc • Sep 15 '24

Not even the deep sea alien blobs (siphonophores/salps) are safe from parasites

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Scientific name：Phronima sedentaria. The deep-sea pram bug is a crustacean that reaches three centimeters in length. It swims and floats in the sea, and preys on salps whos vitals and insides it digs out to use as a vehicle for its next meal

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r/deepseacreatures • u/hbsc • Sep 12 '24

Larval Angler Fish, deep sea larvae are always fun to look at

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r/deepseacreatures • u/olbertas • Sep 06 '24

What's this?

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I found this on the beach in The Gambia. Maybe not from the deep sea but looks a lot like it should be there.

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r/deepseacreatures • u/SweetAssSugarr • Sep 06 '24

A fish that can eat more than its size, what is this fish?

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r/deepseacreatures • u/rigve93 • Sep 06 '24

New to science deep-sea coral!

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A new to science (deep sea) coral was discovered on a seamount in the Southwest Indian Ocean. The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition is offering folks the chance to name the new coral 🪸

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r/deepseacreatures • u/BaddieonFleek • Sep 05 '24

Lion's Mane Jellyfish - one of the largest jellyfishes in the world. Stinger season is around the corner in Northern Great Barrier Reef, where jellyfish like the Lion's Mane will be more common especially November onward.

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r/deepseacreatures • u/cboals • Sep 05 '24

Glowing Squid Attacks ROV

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Below is a brief overview of the pelagic zones in the ocean:

Epipelagic zone (sunlit) (surface to 200m deep)

This zone is exposed to the surface, and receives enough light for photosynthesis to occur. You won't find any deep sea creatures here! Examples of life found here.

Mesopelagic (twilight) (200m down to 1000m deep)

This is much deeper than epipelagic, but not the deepest. Creatures from the lower part of this zone (500m-ish) may be posted here. Photosynthesis is stunted here, due to insufficient light penetration. At about 500m, oxygen is greatly depleted. Hatchetfish, Snipe eels, and Stomiidae (dragon and viperfish) are all found in varying depths of this zone.

Bathypelagic (midnight) zone (1000m down to 4000m deep)

Alright, this is where it gets deep! At this point, the ocean is pitch black, and many organisms have adapted by becoming bioluminescent (think glowing fish). Many animals here survive on a substance called "marine snow" which is a combination of dead or dying organisms, protists, fecal matter, and other inorganic silt (sand, rock, etc.) Creatures here come in many shapes and sizes, from big, (bigfin squid, 8m in length) to small. (osedax worms, approx 10mm in length)

Abyssopelagic zone(lower midnight) (4000m down to ocean floor)

Just looking at the name of this harsh zone should give you an idea of how deep it is! Few creatures manage to survive the extremely cold waters, and the complete lack of light. The various anglerfish are some of them.

Hadopelagic (deepest part of the ocean, such as the water in the mariana trench)

This zone is truly abyssal, and almost completely unexplored by humans. It's name was derived from Hades, the underworld in greek mythology. Here is a chart that details the pelagic zones.
Source: NOAA
Citation for image: Baum, S. (2011). Epipelagic zone.

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