Hooded Nudibranch

Invertebrates > Sea Slugs

Adorning the lush, sun-dappled kelp canopies of the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Hooded Nudibranch (Melibe leonina), affectionately known among marine biologists as the ‘Lion’s Mane Nudibranch’, is one of the most eccentric sea slugs in the world....

Blob Sculpin

Fish > Sculpins

The Blob Sculpin (Psychrolutes phrictus) is a monumental deep-sea scorpaeniform fish inhabiting the dark, frigid continental slopes of the North Pacific Ocean. Closely related to the famous Australian blobfish, the blob sculpin is substantially larger, reaching...

Bocaccio Rockfish

Fish > Scorpionfishes

The Bocaccio Rockfish (Sebastes paucispinis), affectionately dubbed ‘Bocaccio’ from the Italian word for ‘big mouth,’ is a commercially historic and ecologically prominent scorpaenid native to the cold, nutrient-rich currents of the Northeast...