Anglerfish
The deep-sea predator that fishes with a built-in light
Deep Sea & Ocean Life
Creatures and phenomena from the ocean depths, where sunlight fades and pressure crushes all but the most adapted life forms.
Giant Isopod
The deep-sea crustacean that looks like an enormous pill bug
Colossal Squid
The heaviest known invertebrate, with eyes the size of dinner plates
Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vent
An underwater volcanic chimney spewing superheated mineral-rich water
Sperm Whale
The deepest-diving mammal and owner of the largest brain on Earth
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
The warm-blooded torpedo of the open ocean
Portuguese Man-of-War
Not a jellyfish but a floating colony with a devastating sting
Coral Polyp
The tiny animal that builds the largest living structures on Earth
Great Hammerhead Shark
The shark that looks like it lost a fight with a shovel
Sea Otter
The cuddliest marine mammal and champion rock user
Giant Moray Eel
The toothy ambush predator hiding in coral crevices
Pygmy Seahorse
A fish so tiny it was discovered living on coral researchers were studying
Pufferfish
A spiny balloon that makes predators rethink their choices
Flying Fish
An ocean fish that takes to the air to escape predators
Giant Tube Worm
A gutless worm that lives on volcanic vents at the bottom of the ocean
Viperfish
A deep-sea predator with fangs so long they do not fit in its mouth
Fangtooth Fish
Owner of the largest teeth relative to body size of any fish
Barreleye Fish
A deep-sea fish with a transparent head and upward-pointing tubular eyes
Yeti Crab
A blind, hairy crustacean living on volcanic vents in total darkness
Gulper Eel
A deep-sea eel that can swallow prey larger than itself
Giant Sea Spider
A deep-sea arthropod with legs spanning over 70 cm in polar waters
Ocean Sunfish
The heaviest bony fish, shaped like a swimming head with no tail
Coelacanth
A 'living fossil' fish thought extinct for 66 million years until found alive in 1938