Giant Tube Worm

Invertebrates > Annelids

The Giant Tube Worm (Riftia pachyptila) is one of the most astonishing biological discoveries of the 20th century and a supreme monument to the alien wonders of life on Earth. First discovered in 1977 by oceanographers aboard the deep-sea submersible Alvin along the...

Giant Lophogastrid

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The Giant Lophogastrid (Gnathophausia ingens), also known as the Giant Deep-Sea Mysid or Red Giant Prawn, is one of the most formidable, magnificent, and colossal midwater crustaceans in the abyss. Belonging to the ancient order Lophogastrida, this deep-sea titan...

Wreckfish

Fish > Bony Fishes

The Wreckfish (Polyprion americanus), also known as the Stone Bass or Atlantic Wreckfish, is a massive, long-lived deep-water teleost belonging to the wreckfish family Polyprionidae. Reaching lengths of over two meters and weighing more than a hundred kilograms, this...

Boarfish

Fish > Bony Fishes

The Boarfish (Capros aper) is an abundant, schooling teleost fish of the northeastern Atlantic continental shelves and Mediterranean deep waters. Belonging to the family Caproidae, this diamond-shaped, disc-thin fish gets its common name from its distinctive, pig-like...

Longspine Snipefish

Fish > Bony Fishes

The Longspine Snipefish (Macroramphosus scolopax), often known simply as the Snipefish or Bellowsfish, is a bizarre and fascinating marine teleost belonging to the order Syngnathiformes (the order comprising pipefishes and seahorses). Named for its elongated,...