@ralof.bsky.social
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I love seeing all the excitement about anglerfishes this past week!
Last week, researchers from the NGO Condrik Tenerife captured rare footage of a deep-sea anglerfish, Melanocetus johnsonii, in broad daylight—an unusual sight for a fish that typically dwells in the deep ocean.
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Last week, researchers from the NGO Condrik Tenerife captured rare footage of a deep-sea anglerfish, Melanocetus johnsonii, in broad daylight—an unusual sight for a fish that typically dwells in the deep ocean.
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February 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I love seeing all the excitement about anglerfishes this past week!
Last week, researchers from the NGO Condrik Tenerife captured rare footage of a deep-sea anglerfish, Melanocetus johnsonii, in broad daylight—an unusual sight for a fish that typically dwells in the deep ocean.
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Last week, researchers from the NGO Condrik Tenerife captured rare footage of a deep-sea anglerfish, Melanocetus johnsonii, in broad daylight—an unusual sight for a fish that typically dwells in the deep ocean.
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Things you can find (at least at times) in the midwater. Gorgeous shot of a periphylla jelly. A couple of an alluroteuthis squid (with some color changing effects), and one of a plunderfish. Dive 793 #AntarcticClimateConnections #MarineLife #SouthernOcean @schmidtocean.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Things you can find (at least at times) in the midwater. Gorgeous shot of a periphylla jelly. A couple of an alluroteuthis squid (with some color changing effects), and one of a plunderfish. Dive 793 #AntarcticClimateConnections #MarineLife #SouthernOcean @schmidtocean.bsky.social
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I HATE titles like these. I think you mean deep-sea fish of my DREAMS, right @nytimes.com?!! 🦑 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/s...
A Deep-Sea Fish of Nightmares Strays Into Shallow Waters
A scary-looking creature with “devil” in its name was spotted close to the surface off Tenerife, a Spanish island.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I HATE titles like these. I think you mean deep-sea fish of my DREAMS, right @nytimes.com?!! 🦑 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/s...
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This octopus is a sucker for jellies 🐙✨️
The seven-armed octopus, Haliphron atlanticus, has only been observed by MBARI’s ROVs three times in more than three decades. This one was holding the bell of an egg-yolk jellyfish in its arms—perhaps using its meal for defense or to help catch more prey.
The seven-armed octopus, Haliphron atlanticus, has only been observed by MBARI’s ROVs three times in more than three decades. This one was holding the bell of an egg-yolk jellyfish in its arms—perhaps using its meal for defense or to help catch more prey.
February 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
This octopus is a sucker for jellies 🐙✨️
The seven-armed octopus, Haliphron atlanticus, has only been observed by MBARI’s ROVs three times in more than three decades. This one was holding the bell of an egg-yolk jellyfish in its arms—perhaps using its meal for defense or to help catch more prey.
The seven-armed octopus, Haliphron atlanticus, has only been observed by MBARI’s ROVs three times in more than three decades. This one was holding the bell of an egg-yolk jellyfish in its arms—perhaps using its meal for defense or to help catch more prey.
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If you want to read more about the #jellyfish -hugging deep-sea #octopus, here is the original paper:
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www.nature.com/articles/sre...
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www.nature.com/articles/sre...
February 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
If you want to read more about the #jellyfish -hugging deep-sea #octopus, here is the original paper:
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www.nature.com/articles/sre...
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www.nature.com/articles/sre...
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A new study led by Scripps Oceanography scientists and an international team of marine biologists identified 4️⃣ 8️⃣ 8️⃣ distinct species in this highly habitable region—marking the highest biodiversity count ever recorded in a single seep or vent region! today.ucsd.edu/story/nearly...
February 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A new study led by Scripps Oceanography scientists and an international team of marine biologists identified 4️⃣ 8️⃣ 8️⃣ distinct species in this highly habitable region—marking the highest biodiversity count ever recorded in a single seep or vent region! today.ucsd.edu/story/nearly...
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Sea pig with a fish friend, isopod that looks a lot like a trilobite, giant hydroid, & a cirroctopus lump. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 786 #AntarcticClimateConnections #MarineLife
January 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Sea pig with a fish friend, isopod that looks a lot like a trilobite, giant hydroid, & a cirroctopus lump. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 786 #AntarcticClimateConnections #MarineLife
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Strange discovery! The Sea Pen, a bizarre underwater animal, looks like a glowing quill pen rooted to the ocean floor. Found in deep seas, it’s actually a colony of tiny organisms working together! It glows in the dark when touched, making it one of nature’s most peculiar and beautiful creatures.
January 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Strange discovery! The Sea Pen, a bizarre underwater animal, looks like a glowing quill pen rooted to the ocean floor. Found in deep seas, it’s actually a colony of tiny organisms working together! It glows in the dark when touched, making it one of nature’s most peculiar and beautiful creatures.
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How does marine life survive on the dark seafloor? 😱
Dive into new WHOI research into #hydrothermalvents– and what it could mean for the search for life on other #oceanworlds– on WCAI 's The Point: go.whoi.edu/wcai-vents
Dive into new WHOI research into #hydrothermalvents– and what it could mean for the search for life on other #oceanworlds– on WCAI 's The Point: go.whoi.edu/wcai-vents
January 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
How does marine life survive on the dark seafloor? 😱
Dive into new WHOI research into #hydrothermalvents– and what it could mean for the search for life on other #oceanworlds– on WCAI 's The Point: go.whoi.edu/wcai-vents
Dive into new WHOI research into #hydrothermalvents– and what it could mean for the search for life on other #oceanworlds– on WCAI 's The Point: go.whoi.edu/wcai-vents
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Life brings cool surprises, like this curious skate who DECIDED to turn around and explore ROV SuBastian 😊. Have a new year full of good surprises🍾 🌊!
This happened while we explored hydrothermal vents in the Pacific on my second expedition aboard R/V Falkor (too).
credits SOI🐙
@dsbsoc.bsky.social
This happened while we explored hydrothermal vents in the Pacific on my second expedition aboard R/V Falkor (too).
credits SOI🐙
@dsbsoc.bsky.social
December 30, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Life brings cool surprises, like this curious skate who DECIDED to turn around and explore ROV SuBastian 😊. Have a new year full of good surprises🍾 🌊!
This happened while we explored hydrothermal vents in the Pacific on my second expedition aboard R/V Falkor (too).
credits SOI🐙
@dsbsoc.bsky.social
This happened while we explored hydrothermal vents in the Pacific on my second expedition aboard R/V Falkor (too).
credits SOI🐙
@dsbsoc.bsky.social
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Many deep-sea fish have eyes with an aphakic gap, which is a gap between the lens and the iris. This allows extra light to enter the eye to increase the likelihood that they spot something passing by. Predator or prey.
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December 3, 2024 at 7:55 AM
Many deep-sea fish have eyes with an aphakic gap, which is a gap between the lens and the iris. This allows extra light to enter the eye to increase the likelihood that they spot something passing by. Predator or prey.
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🌊✨ New Deep-Sea Round-Up! ✨🌊
This week:
🔹 Anglerfish galore – meet these deep-sea dwellers.
🔹 Latest updates on deep-sea mining in Norway.
🔹 Exclusive access to Deep Rising documentary.
🔹 Register to Meet a Blue Expert!
Read it here 👉 https://buff.ly/3CYKyQN
This week:
🔹 Anglerfish galore – meet these deep-sea dwellers.
🔹 Latest updates on deep-sea mining in Norway.
🔹 Exclusive access to Deep Rising documentary.
🔹 Register to Meet a Blue Expert!
Read it here 👉 https://buff.ly/3CYKyQN
December 5, 2024 at 10:01 PM
🌊✨ New Deep-Sea Round-Up! ✨🌊
This week:
🔹 Anglerfish galore – meet these deep-sea dwellers.
🔹 Latest updates on deep-sea mining in Norway.
🔹 Exclusive access to Deep Rising documentary.
🔹 Register to Meet a Blue Expert!
Read it here 👉 https://buff.ly/3CYKyQN
This week:
🔹 Anglerfish galore – meet these deep-sea dwellers.
🔹 Latest updates on deep-sea mining in Norway.
🔹 Exclusive access to Deep Rising documentary.
🔹 Register to Meet a Blue Expert!
Read it here 👉 https://buff.ly/3CYKyQN
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The hadal zone (6,000–11,000 m) is the deepest part of the ocean. Some creatures like the deep-sea snailfish live here, surviving crushing pressures.
December 6, 2024 at 5:15 PM
The hadal zone (6,000–11,000 m) is the deepest part of the ocean. Some creatures like the deep-sea snailfish live here, surviving crushing pressures.
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Got a chance to visit the Mississippi Aquarium's new Gulf of Mexico, deep sea exhibit in conjunction with NOAA. Nice exhibit and worth the visit.
December 6, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Got a chance to visit the Mississippi Aquarium's new Gulf of Mexico, deep sea exhibit in conjunction with NOAA. Nice exhibit and worth the visit.
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𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!
Black coral 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢 (Lütken 1871) was described from the stomach of a shark!
You read that right, the type series includes a specimen collected from the stomach of a Greenland shark.
𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹?🦑🧪🌊🐙
Black coral 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢 (Lütken 1871) was described from the stomach of a shark!
You read that right, the type series includes a specimen collected from the stomach of a Greenland shark.
𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹?🦑🧪🌊🐙
December 6, 2024 at 7:12 PM
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!
Black coral 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢 (Lütken 1871) was described from the stomach of a shark!
You read that right, the type series includes a specimen collected from the stomach of a Greenland shark.
𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹?🦑🧪🌊🐙
Black coral 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢 (Lütken 1871) was described from the stomach of a shark!
You read that right, the type series includes a specimen collected from the stomach of a Greenland shark.
𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹?🦑🧪🌊🐙
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Deepstaria with a teensy isopod friend. One of my favorite and a jelly we don't come too often across!
December 7, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Deepstaria with a teensy isopod friend. One of my favorite and a jelly we don't come too often across!
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These are from dive 751 of SOI off the coast of Chile. The first is a group of urchins, a swimming amperima cucumber, a crazy looking isopod (if you know what it is, drop me a comment!) and a really cool colored sea cucumber and it’s poop. #ChileMargin2024
December 8, 2024 at 3:07 AM
These are from dive 751 of SOI off the coast of Chile. The first is a group of urchins, a swimming amperima cucumber, a crazy looking isopod (if you know what it is, drop me a comment!) and a really cool colored sea cucumber and it’s poop. #ChileMargin2024
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We moved this guy into a tub because we were confident it was still alive, and we were right.
It’s a dumbo octopus, or umbrella octopus, which are a group of deep-sea pelagic (open water) octopuses.
After a couple small tissue snips for genetics, he went back into the ocean.
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It’s a dumbo octopus, or umbrella octopus, which are a group of deep-sea pelagic (open water) octopuses.
After a couple small tissue snips for genetics, he went back into the ocean.
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December 8, 2024 at 5:27 AM
We moved this guy into a tub because we were confident it was still alive, and we were right.
It’s a dumbo octopus, or umbrella octopus, which are a group of deep-sea pelagic (open water) octopuses.
After a couple small tissue snips for genetics, he went back into the ocean.
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It’s a dumbo octopus, or umbrella octopus, which are a group of deep-sea pelagic (open water) octopuses.
After a couple small tissue snips for genetics, he went back into the ocean.
🦑🧪
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I don't have a lot of time to draw, so today's #SundayFishSketch is off-theme. Here's an old illustration of one of my favorite fish: the Coelacanth 🐡
December 8, 2024 at 4:15 PM
I don't have a lot of time to draw, so today's #SundayFishSketch is off-theme. Here's an old illustration of one of my favorite fish: the Coelacanth 🐡
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One of these #sharks gave ROV Hercules a boop. Looks like a six gill? We’ve seen 3 so far, around 400m in German Channel near Palau. #nautiluslive #marinelife
November 27, 2024 at 3:45 AM
One of these #sharks gave ROV Hercules a boop. Looks like a six gill? We’ve seen 3 so far, around 400m in German Channel near Palau. #nautiluslive #marinelife
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Absolutely love the eyes on this octopus. Idk the ID for this one, but it is in pancake mode.
SchmidtOcean dive 764 #ChileMargin2024 #MarineLife
SchmidtOcean dive 764 #ChileMargin2024 #MarineLife
November 29, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Absolutely love the eyes on this octopus. Idk the ID for this one, but it is in pancake mode.
SchmidtOcean dive 764 #ChileMargin2024 #MarineLife
SchmidtOcean dive 764 #ChileMargin2024 #MarineLife
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Since it's black Friday, here is a black frogfish. It's yawning because it was a late night last night and it has read too many emails about special deals. The crap in the water is from a crazed crowd of shoppers that just stampeded past, unless it was just a windy day in Lembeh... 🦑🐟🌊
November 29, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Since it's black Friday, here is a black frogfish. It's yawning because it was a late night last night and it has read too many emails about special deals. The crap in the water is from a crazed crowd of shoppers that just stampeded past, unless it was just a windy day in Lembeh... 🦑🐟🌊
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🦑 Squid Anatomy🦑
I am so genuine- if you are a marine biologist who has written or wants to write a comic, please consider this post my application.
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I am so genuine- if you are a marine biologist who has written or wants to write a comic, please consider this post my application.
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November 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM
🦑 Squid Anatomy🦑
I am so genuine- if you are a marine biologist who has written or wants to write a comic, please consider this post my application.
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I am so genuine- if you are a marine biologist who has written or wants to write a comic, please consider this post my application.
🐡🌊💥
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November 29, 2024 at 2:37 PM