Creatures
Explore the vibrant world of sea creatures through stunning images and fascinating facts.
🐟🦑🦈 Deep Sea Creatures 🐡🐠🧜🐙
Discover the fascinating world of deep sea creatures, from the eerie Barreleye Fish to the vibrant Wakanda Fish. Explore their unique adaptations and habitats in the depths of the ocean.

Barreleye Fish
Scientific Name: Macropinna microstoma
Depth: 600–1000 meters
Deep-sea fish with a transparent head and tubular eyes that look upward.
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Depth: 600–1000 meters
Deep-sea fish with a transparent head and tubular eyes that look upward.
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Tardigrade
Scientific Name: Tardigrada
Depth: Found globally
Nearly indestructible microanimal that survives in space and deep oceans.
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Depth: Found globally
Nearly indestructible microanimal that survives in space and deep oceans.
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Sea Spider
Scientific Name: Pycnogonida
Depth: Cold waters
Marine arthropod with extremely long legs and a tiny body, common in cold waters.
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Depth: Cold waters
Marine arthropod with extremely long legs and a tiny body, common in cold waters.
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Pacific Footballfish
Scientific Name: Himantolophus sagittatus
Depth: 200–1000 meters
Deep-sea anglerfish with a bioluminescent lure to attract prey in the dark.
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Depth: 200–1000 meters
Deep-sea anglerfish with a bioluminescent lure to attract prey in the dark.
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Frilled Shark
Scientific Name: Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Depth: 500–1500 meters
Primitive shark resembling an eel, with over 300 trident-shaped teeth.
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Depth: 500–1500 meters
Primitive shark resembling an eel, with over 300 trident-shaped teeth.
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Viperfish
Scientific Name: Stomiidae family
Depth: 200–5000 meters
Deep-sea predator with fang-like teeth and bioluminescent photophores.
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Depth: 200–5000 meters
Deep-sea predator with fang-like teeth and bioluminescent photophores.
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Fangtooth Fish
Scientific Name: Anoplogaster cornuta
Depth: 500–5000 meters
One of the deepest-living fish, with the largest teeth relative to body size.
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Depth: 500–5000 meters
One of the deepest-living fish, with the largest teeth relative to body size.
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Giant Isopod
Scientific Name: Bathynomus giganteus
Depth: 170–2140 meters
Massive deep-sea crustacean that can survive without food for years.
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Depth: 170–2140 meters
Massive deep-sea crustacean that can survive without food for years.
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Japanese Spider Crab
Scientific Name: Macrocheira kaempferi
Depth: 50–300 meters
World’s largest crustacean, with legs spanning up to 4 meters.
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Depth: 50–300 meters
World’s largest crustacean, with legs spanning up to 4 meters.
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Chimaera
Scientific Name: Chimaeriformes
Depth: 200–2500 meters
Also called “ghost shark,” a cartilaginous fish with a pointed snout.
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Depth: 200–2500 meters
Also called “ghost shark,” a cartilaginous fish with a pointed snout.
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Blobfish
Scientific Name: Psychrolutes marcidus
Depth: 600–1200 meters
Gelatinous deep-sea fish that looks “melty” outside its high-pressure habitat.
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Depth: 600–1200 meters
Gelatinous deep-sea fish that looks “melty” outside its high-pressure habitat.
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Sea Pig
Scientific Name: Scotoplanes globosa
Depth: 1000–5000 meters
Deep-sea cucumber with tube-like legs that walks on the ocean floor.
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Depth: 1000–5000 meters
Deep-sea cucumber with tube-like legs that walks on the ocean floor.
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Vampire Squid
Scientific Name: Vampyroteuthis infernalis
Depth: 600–900 meters
Deep-sea cephalopod that inverts its spiky cloak to deter predators.
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Depth: 600–900 meters
Deep-sea cephalopod that inverts its spiky cloak to deter predators.
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Gulper Eel
Scientific Name: Eurypharynx pelecanoides
Depth: 500–3000 meters
Eel with an enormous mouth to swallow prey larger than itself.
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Depth: 500–3000 meters
Eel with an enormous mouth to swallow prey larger than itself.
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Wakanda Fish
Scientific Name: Liopropoma wakanda
Depth: 60–80 meters
Vibrant purple reef fish named after Marvel’s Black Panther.
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Depth: 60–80 meters
Vibrant purple reef fish named after Marvel’s Black Panther.
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Deep-Sea Lizard Fish
Scientific Name: Bathysaurus ferox
Depth: 1000–2500 meters
Predatory fish with sharp teeth and an elongated body, living on the seafloor.
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Depth: 1000–2500 meters
Predatory fish with sharp teeth and an elongated body, living on the seafloor.
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Glass Octopus
Scientific Name: Vitreledonella richardi
Depth: 100–1000 meters
Nearly transparent octopus found in the Pacific’s midnight zone.
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Depth: 100–1000 meters
Nearly transparent octopus found in the Pacific’s midnight zone.
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Hairy Frogfish
Scientific Name: Antennarius striatus
Depth: 0–200 meters
Master of camouflage with “hairs” mimicking algae to lure prey.
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Depth: 0–200 meters
Master of camouflage with “hairs” mimicking algae to lure prey.
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Pygmy Seahorse
Scientific Name: Hippocampus bargibanti
Depth: 10–40 meters
Tiny seahorse (<2 cm) that camouflages in coral reefs.
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Depth: 10–40 meters
Tiny seahorse (<2 cm) that camouflages in coral reefs.
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Blue Glaucus
Scientific Name: Glaucus atlanticus
Depth: Surface to 100 meters
Venomous sea slug that floats upside down and feeds on jellyfish.
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Depth: Surface to 100 meters
Venomous sea slug that floats upside down and feeds on jellyfish.
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Leafy Seadragon
Scientific Name: Phycodurus eques
Depth: 3–50 meters
Seahorse relative with leaf-like appendages for camouflage.
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Depth: 3–50 meters
Seahorse relative with leaf-like appendages for camouflage.
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Melibe Colemani Nudibranch
Scientific Name: Melibe colemani
Depth: 5–30 meters
Sea slug with a expandable “net” to catch plankton; smells like watermelon.
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Depth: 5–30 meters
Sea slug with a expandable “net” to catch plankton; smells like watermelon.
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Goblinfish
Scientific Name: Neoclinus blanchardi
Depth: 1–30 meters
Prehistoric-looking fish with a projectile jaw to snatch prey.
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Depth: 1–30 meters
Prehistoric-looking fish with a projectile jaw to snatch prey.
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Blue Ring Octopus
Scientific Name: Hapalochlaena lunulata
Depth: 0–20 meters
Highly venomous octopus that flashes blue rings as a warning.
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Depth: 0–20 meters
Highly venomous octopus that flashes blue rings as a warning.
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Banggai Cardinalfish
Scientific Name: Pterapogon kauderni
Depth: 1–15 meters
Endangered reef fish with striking stripes and spots.
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Depth: 1–15 meters
Endangered reef fish with striking stripes and spots.
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish
Scientific Name: Metasepia pfefferi
Depth: 1–80 meters
Colorful, venomous cuttlefish that “walks” on the seafloor.
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Depth: 1–80 meters
Colorful, venomous cuttlefish that “walks” on the seafloor.
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Colossal Squid
Scientific Name: Mesonychoteuthis hamiltonii
Depth: 1000–2000 meters
Largest invertebrate, with eyes the size of basketballs.
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Depth: 1000–2000 meters
Largest invertebrate, with eyes the size of basketballs.
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Flower Hat Jellyfish
Scientific Name: Olindias formosus
Depth: 0–100 meters
Jellyfish with multicolored, flower-like tentacles.
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Depth: 0–100 meters
Jellyfish with multicolored, flower-like tentacles.
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Pram Bug
Scientific Name: Phronima sedentaria
Depth: 100–1000 meters
Tiny transparent crustacean resembling a deep-sea alien.
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Depth: 100–1000 meters
Tiny transparent crustacean resembling a deep-sea alien.
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Hoodwinker Sunfish
Scientific Name: Mola tecta
Depth: Surface to 600 meters
Newly discovered species of the world’s heaviest bony fish.
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Depth: Surface to 600 meters
Newly discovered species of the world’s heaviest bony fish.
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