1850 | |
Green moray eel caught in a fish trap eats the other inmates. Gymnothorax sp. |
Gulf of Mexico. |
1851 | |
Nassau grouper eyeing its next meal. Epinephelus striatus. |
Tropical Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea. |
1852 | |
Jackknife-fish's coloration makes it stand out to potential mates. Equetus lanceolatus. |
Tropical Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea. |
1853 | |
Garibaldis are common in California kelp-beds. Hypsypops rubicundus. |
Temperate Pacific Ocean, coastal California. |
1854 | |
Seahorse fathers rear their young in a pouch, like kangaroos. Hippocampus erectus. |
Atlantic Ocean. |
1855 | |
Juvenile codfish caught in a gill net. Gadus morhua. |
Boreal Atlantic Ocean, offshore New England. |
1856 | |
A spotted goosefish on basalt boulder in 780 meters off Hawaii |
|
1857 | |
Vase sponge and squirrel fish off NURC station in Bahamas |
|
1858 | |
Jellyfish may be the most common ocean animal, but are hard to catch in nets. |
Temperate Atlantic Ocean, offshore Cape Hatteras. 1992 August |
1859 | |
Ctenophore or comb jellyfish feeding. |
|
1860 | |
Ctenophore off New England with long ciliated tentacles. |
Boreal Atlantic Ocean, southern New England. 1984 August |
1861 | |
Lobate ctenophores are translucent and give off a bioluminescent glow. Bolinopsis infundibulum. |
|
1862 | |
Physonect siphonophores are actually colonies of specialized polyps. |
Boreal Atlantic Ocean, Oceanographer Canyon. |
1863 | |
Siphonophores are floating cousins to hydroids common on rocks and piers. |
|
1864 | |
Physonect siphonophores are chains of polyps with different functions. Nanomia cara. |
Boreal Atlantic Ocean, offshore New England. |
1865 | |
Close-up of the tail end of a squid, important prey for commercial fish. |
|
1866 | |
Jellyfish floating under Arctic ice. |
Arctic Ocean. |
1867 | |
A cirrate octopus floats like a bell in mid-water, feeding on plankton. |
Temperate Atlantic Ocean, offshore Cape Hatteras. 1989 September |
1868 | |
Jellyfish and their plankton prey concentrate along invisible water boundaries. |
Temperate Atlantic Ocean, offshore Cape Hatteras. 1991 August |
1869 | |
Physonect siphonophore is actually a chain of colonial hydroids. |
Temperate Atlantic Ocean, offshore Cape Hatteras. 1991 August |
1870 | |
Jellyfish come in many forms, many too fragile to capture in nets. |
Temperate Atlantic Ocean, offshore Cape Hatteras. 1991 August |
1871 | |
Some jellyfish pulsate to propel themselves through the water. |
Temperate Atlantic Ocean, offshore Cape Hatteras. 1991 August |
1872 | |
Cyanea jellyfish are common on the New England coast in summer. |
Temperate Atlantic Ocean, southern New England. |
1873 | |
Crushed lobster left in the path of a scallop drag. Homarus americanus. |
Boreal Atlantic Ocean, coastal Maine. 1987 JUly |
1874 | |
Galatheid crabs are common burrow-dwellers on the continental slope. Munida iris. |
Temperate Atlantic Ocean, offshore Cape Hatteras. 1991 August |
1875 | |
Octopus live in all oceans, including the muddy deep sea floor. |
Temperate Atlantic Ocean, offshore Cape Hatteras. 1991 July |
1876 | |
A dense bed of brittle stars can get their food from the water or bottom. Ophiura sarsii. |
Temperate Atlantic Ocean, offshore Cape Hatteras. 1991 August |
1877 | |
Soft corals, crinoids and sea pens need a hard spot for attachment. |
Pacific Ocean, offshore Hawaii. |
1878 | |
Delicate crinoid can orient towards the current to increase food capture. |
Pacific Ocean, offshore Hawaii. |
1879 | |
Sea anemones clustered on a rocky slope off Hawaii. |
Pacific Ocean, offshore Hawaii. |
1880 | |
Feather duster worms, a type of annelid worm, and more specifically, tube- dwelling polychaete worms. The "arms" are actually tentacles or "radioles" at the anterior end of the worm. Most of the worms' bodies are hidden within the tubes they have constructed. |
Pacific Ocean, offshore Hawaii. |
1881 | |
Lobster tangled in a gillnet intended to capture cod and other groundfish. Homarus americanus. |
Boreal Atlantic Ocean, offshore New England. |
1882 | |
Sea anemones festoon a rocky outcrop off Alaska. |
Boreal Pacific Ocean, offshore Alaska. 1994 May |
1883 | |
Lobster works a pit in a shell bed. Homarus americanus. |
Boreal Atlantic Ocean, offshore New England. |
1884 | |
Portunid crab cowering at the base of a cerianthid anemone. Cerianthus borealis (anemone). |
Boreal Atlantic Ocean, Veatch Canyon. 1974 August |
1885 | |
Colorful fireworm projecting from a coral head has a sting if touched. |
Tropical Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys. |
1886 | |
Seastar doen't know what hit it -- arm of a NURP submersible. |
Pacific Ocean, offshore Hawaii. |
1887 | |
Hermit crabs are very particular about their shell homes. |
|
1888 | |
This sea snake is actually a vertebrate and in the wrong place in collection. |
|
1889 | |
Spiny lobster, unlike its northern relative, has no big crusher claw. Panulirus argus |
Tropical Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys |
1890 | |
Junvenile lobster use weeds and sponges as refuge. |
Tropical Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys |
1891 | |
Golden crabs are the largest crustacean on the continental slope off Florida. |
Temperate Atlantic Ocean, Norfolk Canyon. 1973 June |
1892 | |
Starfish don't just have five arms-- this sun star has a dozen. |
|
1893 | |
The lobster's large claw can crush crabs, clams and fingers. Homarus americanus. |
Boreal Atlantic Ocean, offshore Maine. 1975 November |
1894 | |
Cleaner shrimp are distinguished from other shrimp by their long antennae. |
|
1895 | |
Sub arm reaches for a soft coral. |
Pacific Ocean, offshore Hawaii. |
1896 | |
Soft coral species are found in both cold deep and shallow warm waters. |
Pacific Ocean, offshore Hawaii. |
1897 | |
Small sea anemone on volcanic rock off Hawaii. |
Pacific Ocean, offshore Hawaii. |
1898 | |
Sea star on volcanic rock off Hawaii. |
Pacific Ocean, offshore Hawaii. |
1899 | |
Anemone on a fist-sized volcanic rock off Hawaii. |
Pacific Ocean, offshore Hawaii. |