Umbrella Squid

Invertebrates > Cephalopods

The Umbrella Squid (Histioteuthis bonnellii) is a magnificent deep-sea cephalopod that inhabits the aphotic bathypelagic realm of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean. Renowned for its dramatic, expansive interbrachial webbing that connects its muscular arms like the...

Yeti Crab

Invertebrates > Decapods

The Yeti Crab (Kiwa hirsuta) is one of the most remarkable deep-sea discoveries of the 21st century. Discovered in 2005 at a depth of 2,200 meters along the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, this bizarre, pale squat lobster is renowned for the dense, silky blond setae covering...

Flapjack Octopus

Invertebrates > Cephalopods

The Flapjack Octopus (Opisthoteuthis californiana) is an enchanting cirrate cephalopod belonging to the umbrella octopus family (Opisthoteuthidae). Inhabiting pitch-black bathyal depths across the North Pacific Ocean, this distinctive species earned its colloquial...

Pelagic Siphonophore

Invertebrates > Siphonophores

The Pelagic Siphonophore (Marrus orthocanna) is an ethereal deep-sea hydrozoan inhabiting the sunless bathypelagic realm of global polar and temperate oceans. Far from being a single solitary animal, it is a complex colonial superorganism composed of genetically...

Patagonian Toothfish

Fish > Perciformes

The Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides), celebrated in culinary gastronomy worldwide under the commercial market name ‘Chilean Seabass’, is the colossal, deep-sea monarch of the sub-Antarctic oceans. Stretching over seven feet long and living...