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![Melanocetus murrayi is a fish that has several English names: black deep-sea angler, Murray’s abyssal anglerfish or deepsea blackdevil . It usually lives at depths between 1000 and 2500 m, but has also been found more than 6000 m below the surface. This anglerfish is distributed in all oceans to latitudes of 65°. The typical feature of anglerfishes is a fleshy process near the mouth with bioluminescence bacteria. This is used as a lure to attract prey in the dark of the deep sea. Despite its monstrous appearance this female fish only grows up to a size of 12 cm. The male reaches a maximum length of 2 cm and lives parasitic, attached to a female.- Preserved specimen. This picture was taken in cooperation with the Zoological Museum University of Hamburg [size of single organism: 8 cm] | Tiefseeangler (Melanocetus murrayi) Das Bild entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Zoologischen Museum Hamburg (ZMH); ZMH 121784 (ISH 149-1983); 12.06.1983; 16°26'W, 46°8'N; Walther Herwig, 59, St. 2 Hol2, MT 1600; 1000 m](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000hMmqSl1xrfM/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000hMmqSl1xrfM.jpg)
![Male deep-sea anglerfish. Common among deep-sea anglerfish is the strong sexual dimorphism in melanocetids: while females may reach a length of 18 centimetres or more, males remain under 3 centimetres. After a larval and adolescent free-living stage, they spend the rest of their life parasitically attached to a female. [size of single organism: 20 cm] | Tiefseeanglerfische männchen. Dieses ca. 2 cm große Exemplar gehört zu der Gruppe der Tiefseeanglerfische. Es gibt einen starken sexuellen Dimorphismus. Während Weibchen eine Länge von 18 oder mehr Zentimeter erreichen können, bleiben Männchen bei Längen von unter drei Zentimetern. Nach der Metamorphose von der Fischlarve in das adulte Tier beginnt das Männchen mit Hilfe seiner Augen und des gut ausgebildeten Geruchssinnes ein Weibchen zu finden. Hat es eines erreicht, beißt es sich an diesem fest, die Kiefer des Männchens bilden sich danach zurück und die Haut beider Tiere verwächst, ebenso die Blutgefäße. Bis auf die Kiemen werden alle Organsysteme reduziert und die Ernährung erfolgt anschließend nur noch über den Blutkreislauf des Weibchens.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000fO4STMVyA7A/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000fO4STMVyA7A.jpg)
![[captive] Argyropelecus affinis, known commonly as the Pacific hatchetfish, deepsea hatchetfish and slender hatchetfish, resides in the mesopelagic zone. This species was observed in the South Atlantic's Benguela upwelling region off the coast of South Africa and Namibia during RV Sonne, Cruise SO285 | Argyropelecus affinis, auch bekannt als Pazifischer Beilfisch, Tiefsee-Beilfisch und Schlanker Beilfisch, bewohnt die mesopelagische Zone. Beobachtet im Südatlantik, Benguela-Auftriebsregion vor der Küste von Südafrika und Namibia während der FS Sonne, Fahrt SO285.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00006IgOuPM_jqo/fill=/fit=180x180/I00006IgOuPM_jqo.jpg)
![This handsome creature is the deep-sea hatchetfish Argyropelecus olfersi, found only in the eastern Atlantic - hatchetfish; eyes look up; light plates on body counter illuminate creating no shadow This hatchetfish Sternoptyx has many photophores beneath its body. Although this is not true bioluminescence, light is emitted from these same photophores. The glow is directed downward through light-guides, presumably to function as effective counterillumination seen only from below. [size of single organism: 4 cm] | Der Silberbeil, Tiefsee-Hatchetfisch oder Beilfisch (Argyropelecus olfersi). lebt in Tiefen bis zu 800 m. Während der Nacht steigt er aber in flachere Wasserschichten bis 100 m unter der Wasseroberfläche auf. Als Anpassung an dieses Leben in der Dämmerlichtzone hat der Beilfisch große Augen und an der Bauchseite eine Reihe von Leuchtorganen. Das bläuliche Licht an seiner Unterseite tarnt den Beilfisch, wenn Räuber von unten gegen das schwache Licht der fernen Oberfläche nach Beute suchen.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000UMFa9QDQmm4/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000UMFa9QDQmm4.jpg)
![Giant deep-sea isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) The animal comes off the coast of Uruguay. It is a quite slow moving animal<br />
The isopods is a scavengers in the deep-sea benthic environment.<br />
[size of single organism: 20 cm] Picture was taken in cooperation with the Zoological Museum University of Hamburg | Riesen-Tiefseeassel (Bathynomus giganteus) Das Bild entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Zoologischen Museum Hamburg (ZMH); K-30298; WH 47/68, 33° 38' S, 50° 38' W, ca. 800 m, Forschungsschiff “Walther Herwig” Sammler und Schenker Dr. H. Schulz, 25.02.1968, det. H. Schulz](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000Cz9I3VENbzY/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000Cz9I3VENbzY.jpg)
![Melanocetidae (Melanocetus murrayi (Murrays abyssal anglerfish)) deep-sea anglerfish - fishing pole with bioluminescent lure used to attract prey. The bioluminescence is produced by symbiotic bacteria; these bacteria are thought to enter the esca via an external duct. [size of single organism: 12 cm]| Dieses ca. 12 cm große Exemplar gehört zu der Gruppe der Tiefseeanglerfische. Die Anglerfische umfassen ca. 160 Arten. Allen gemeinsam ist die "Angel", eine durch Millionen von Leuchtbakterien beleuchtete Köderatrappe, die vor dem Maul bewegt werden kann.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000CJfsXUgYPqE/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000CJfsXUgYPqE.jpg)
![This is a larval deep-sea anglerfish. [size of single organism: 3 cm] | Die Larve des Tiefsee-Anglerfisches mißt ca. 3 cm und hat noch kein Köder-Organ ausgebildet.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000Tik2eFTwLWs/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000Tik2eFTwLWs.jpg)
![[captive] Multi-armed starfish (Coronaster sp.) with a flexible body that was sort of folded back onto itself into this crack on the deep-sea floor. Central equatorial Atlantic Ocean, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, Brazil #STP17](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000BSApUIuh.ww/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000BSApUIuh.ww.jpg)
![[captive] Deep Sea Amphipod (Cystisoma neptuni) has a transparent body, with the exception of the stomach and its compound eyes. They may feed on on soft-bodied animals. “See and NOT be seen” seems to be the life motto of the deep-sea amphipod Cystisoma neptuni. The segments of its highly-specialised compound eyes collect rays of light in crystalline cones and lead them to the tips of light-guiding tubes that are connected to the optic nerves. Its transparent body prevents the crustacean from being detected and caught by predators. It is only visible thanks to the special lightning in my photo aquarium. RV Sonne, Cruise SO285, South Atlantic, Benguela upwelling region off the coast of South Africa and Namibia | Amphipode (Cystisoma neptuni) (Flohkrebs) FS Sonne, Fahrt SO285, Atlantik, Benguela-Auftriebsregion vor der Küste von Südafrika und Namibia](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000jWPCZH6ku3Y/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000jWPCZH6ku3Y.jpg)
![[captive] Deep Sea Amphipod (Cystisoma neptuni) has a transparent body, with the exception of the stomach and its compound eyes. They may feed on on soft-bodied animals. “See and NOT be seen” seems to be the life motto of the deep-sea amphipod Cystisoma neptuni. The segments of its highly-specialised compound eyes collect rays of light in crystalline cones and lead them to the tips of light-guiding tubes that are connected to the optic nerves. Its transparent body prevents the crustacean from being detected and caught by predators. It is only visible thanks to the special lightning in my photo aquarium. RV Sonne, Cruise SO285, South Atlantic, Benguela upwelling region off the coast of South Africa and Namibia | Amphipode (Cystisoma neptuni) (Flohkrebs) FS Sonne, Fahrt SO285, Atlantik, Benguela-Auftriebsregion vor der Küste von Südafrika und Namibia](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000KPBYwoUpu4Y/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000KPBYwoUpu4Y.jpg)
![Ribbon sawtail fish, (Idiacanthus fasciola) With its luminous organ the bear barbels transformed into an angel and the long teeth, it corresponds to the cliché of the "typical" deep-sea fish [size of single organism: 15 cm] | Schwarzer Drachenfisch (Idiacanthus fasciola), 800-1000m, FS Poseidon, 30.04.1992](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000eymb9VJQ2Gs/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000eymb9VJQ2Gs.jpg)
![pincer or clawes from Phronima, the pram bug amphipod, is a small, translucent deep-sea hyperiid amphipod of the family Phronimidae. clawed arms. Phronima are only seen in the wild at great depths, [size of single organism: 2,5 cm]| Schere des "Kinderwagen-Krebs" Phronima (engl. pram bug amphipod)](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00006nDGaSYoSQA/fill=/fit=180x180/I00006nDGaSYoSQA.jpg)
![Deep sea Pram Bug Phronima. amphipod (Phronima sp.) with young in a salp house. Phronima, the pram bug amphipod, is a small, translucent deep-sea hyperiid amphipod of the family Phronimidae. It resembles a shrimp with a head, eyes, jaws and clawed arms. Phronima are only seen in the wild at great depths. Phronima are carnivorous; they eat small plankton. P. sedentaria often uses dead salps for housing. Phronima served as an inspiration for the design of the Xenomorphs of the Alien film series. housing young within salp [size of single organism: 2,5 cm] | Dieser winzige Tiefsee-Krebs (Phronima sp) war die Vorlage für die Titel-Figur aus Ridley Scotts Kultfilm "Alien". Als über 2 m großes Monster hat er auf der Leinwand die Menschen erschauern lassen – während das Tierchen in der Realität nur wenige Zentimeter misst. "Kinderwagen-Krebs" (engl. pram bug amphipod) wird er genannt, weil er seine Eier in einer ausgehöhlten Salpe ablegt und diese dann, wie auf dem Foto zu sehen, mit seinen langen Beinen über sich hält und durch das Wasser schiebt. (Atlantik)](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00008afyoKT35b0/fill=/fit=180x180/I00008afyoKT35b0.jpg)
![[captive] Multi-armed starfish (Coronaster sp.) with a flexible body that was sort of folded back onto itself into this crack on the deep-sea floor. Central equatorial Atlantic Ocean, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, Brazil #STP17](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000IfxSOyO_x9w/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000IfxSOyO_x9w.jpg)
![[captive] Multi-armed starfish (Coronaster sp.) with a flexible body that was sort of folded back onto itself into this crack on the deep-sea floor. Central equatorial Atlantic Ocean, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, Brazil #STP17](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000gT7RcnxrQlw/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000gT7RcnxrQlw.jpg)
![[captive] Deep Sea Amphipod (Cystisoma neptuni) has a transparent body, with the exception of the stomach and its compound eyes. They may feed on on soft-bodied animals. “See and NOT be seen” seems to be the life motto of the deep-sea amphipod Cystisoma neptuni. The segments of its highly-specialised compound eyes collect rays of light in crystalline cones and lead them to the tips of light-guiding tubes that are connected to the optic nerves. Its transparent body prevents the crustacean from being detected and caught by predators. It is only visible thanks to the special lightning in my photo aquarium. | Amphipode (Cystisoma neptuni) (Flohkrebs)](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000jvqffEZ9ze8/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000jvqffEZ9ze8.jpg)
![[captive] Deep Sea Amphipod (Cystisoma neptuni) has a transparent body, with the exception of the stomach and its compound eyes. They may feed on on soft-bodied animals. “See and NOT be seen” seems to be the life motto of the deep-sea amphipod Cystisoma neptuni. The segments of its highly-specialised compound eyes collect rays of light in crystalline cones and lead them to the tips of light-guiding tubes that are connected to the optic nerves. Its transparent body prevents the crustacean from being detected and caught by predators. It is only visible thanks to the special lightning in my photo aquarium. | Amphipode (Cystisoma neptuni) (Flohkrebs)](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00007PCW56SI5.M/fill=/fit=180x180/I00007PCW56SI5.M.jpg)
![Live Lophelia pertusa reef in Trondheimfjord, Norway, with prominent gorgonian coral colonies Paragorgia placomus (yellow colony). The sponge Mycale lingua is growing among the live L. pertusa framework. One basket star (Gorgonocephalus caputmedusea) on the left. Lophelia (Lophelia pertusa) is the most widespread reef-framework forming cold-water coral. It has been frequently found in the North Atlantic Ocean, but it is still being discovered in oceans throughout the world where it's robust skeletons form massive deep-sea coral reefs [size of organism: 1,4 m] | Die cremeweiße Lophelia pertusa ist die am weitesten verbreitete riffbildende Kaltwasserkoralle. Hier ist bei einer Lophelia-Riff-Lebensgemeinschaft im Trondheimfjord vor der norwegischen Küste die weißliche Lophelia-Struktur durchsetzt mit gelblichen Gorgonien-Korallen der Art Paragorgia placomus, der Schwamm Mycale lingua hat sich zwischen den Korallenästen angesiedelt und ein Gorgonenhaupt-Schlangenstern angelt am linken Bildrand nach Plankton. Nach der ersten Entdeckung derartiger "Bauwerke" im Nord-Atlantik werden nun fortwährend und weltweit weitere Lophelia-Riffe in der Tiefwasser-Zone gefunden. (Trondheimfjord, Norwegen)](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000BwJhuBoToUk/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000BwJhuBoToUk.jpg)
![[captive] Deep Sea Amphipod (Cystisoma neptuni) has a transparent body, with the exception of the stomach and its compound eyes. They may feed on on soft-bodied animals. “See and NOT be seen” seems to be the life motto of the deep-sea amphipod Cystisoma neptuni. The segments of its highly-specialised compound eyes collect rays of light in crystalline cones and lead them to the tips of light-guiding tubes that are connected to the optic nerves. Its transparent body prevents the crustacean from being detected and caught by predators. It is only visible thanks to the special lightning in my photo aquarium. | Amphipode (Cystisoma neptuni) (Flohkrebs)](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000_sOZIzOnEnk/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000_sOZIzOnEnk.jpg)
![[captive] Juvenile deep-sea pelagic snail (Limacina (Thilea) helicoides). It is never collected in large numbers. Foraminifera, Radiolaria and other microplankton are its food. This species is ovoviviparous. Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde | Planktische Meeresschnecke (Limacina (Thilea) helicoides), Atlantischer Ozean, nahe Kap Verde](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000rymWX6NXrH8/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000rymWX6NXrH8.jpg)
![Female Toothed seadevil (Neoceratias spinifer) with male attached. Sexual Parasitism in Ceratioid Anglerfishes.In some ceratioid taxa, the male's attachment to the female is followed by fusion of epidermal and dermal tissues and, eventually, by a connection of the circulatory systems so that the male becomes permanently dependent on the female for blood-transported nutrients, while the host female becomes a kind of self-fertilizing hermaphrodite. Neoceratiidae (subclass Actinopterygii, order Lophiiformes) A monospecific family (Neoceratias spinifer) of small (6 cm long), deep-sea fish that have a large head, a large mouth, and small eyes. The jaws are equipped with many long and slender teeth. The single dorsal, caudal, and anal fins have a rounded profile, while the pectorals are small. No illicium is present. Females are larger than males; males may form a parasitic relationship with their female sex partners. They are found in all oceans.. Permanent attachment is usually accomplished by means of separate outgrowths from the snout and tip of the lower jaw of the male, both of which eventually fuse with the skin of the female. In some species a papilla of female tissue protrudes into the mouth of the male, sometimes appearing to completely occlude the pharynx. The heads of some males become broadly fused to the skin of the female, extending from the tip of the lower jaw to the rear of the skull, appearing as if embedded or absorbed by their mate, while in others, the male is carried at the tip of an elongate, cylindrical stalk of female tissue. ..Increasing considerably in size once fused, their volume becoming much greater than free-living males of the same species, and being otherwise completely unable to acquire nutrients on their own, the males are considered to be parasites. Female Toothed seadevil [size of single organism: 8 cm] | Deep Sea fish | Tiefsee Fisch | Bezahnte Seeteufel (Neoceratias spinifer) mit angeheftetem Männchen](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000rZNwN.k5KfY/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000rZNwN.k5KfY.jpg)
![Phronima, the pram bug amphipod, is a small, translucent deep-sea hyperiid amphipod of the family Phronimidae. It resembles a shrimp with a head, eyes, jaws and clawed arms. Phronima are only seen in the wild at great depths, usually by submarine crews, and are usually only about 2.5 cm (1 inch) long. Phronima are carnivorous; they eat small plankton. <br />
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The eyes of the adult Phronima are a further feature of wonder in an animal already beset with extraordinary habits and adaptations. It has compound eyes, like most crustacea and insects, but unlike most it has four, not two. Each pair of eyes is situated on the side of the head. The outer and inner eye of each pair are actually in contact with each other. The outer eye is surrounded by a lozenge-shaped ball of eye-facet lenses commanding an enormous field of view - perhaps 270 degrees. One pair of eyes keeps a constant watch on the world ahead, whereas the other pair views the surroundings through the transparent walls of its temporary home. <br />
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Phronima served as an inspiration for the design of the Xenomorphs of the Alien film series - Phronima sedentaria: A common hyperiid amphipod. It travels in a "house" that is a hollowed-out salp test Phronima sp [size of single organism: 2,5 cm] | Die bekannte Titel-Figur aus Ridley Scotts Kultfilm "Alien" hat als über 2 m großes Monster die Zuschauer erschauern lassen - und basiert doch nur auf diesem hundertmal kleineren Tiefsee-Krebschen. Der "Kinderwagen-Krebs" (engl. pram bug amphipod) legt seine Eier in einer ausgehöhlten Salpe ab, die er dann mit seinen langen Beinen über sich hält und behütet.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000UIyI2w.yVk0/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000UIyI2w.yVk0.jpg)
![[captive] Lepidophanes guentheri, a species of the large group of lanternfish (or myctophid, family Myctophidae, 246 species, mykter = Greek for ‘nose’ and ophis for ‘serpent‘) shows a pattern of paired light-producing cells (photophores) located along the ventral sides and at the head. They serve to mask the fish by counterillumination and are used in intraspecific communication (shoaling, courtship). This rather small deep sea fish species (adult approx. 8 cm) performs diurnal vertical migrations: during daylight hours it can be found at depths of > 400m, at night it ascends to < 100 m. Its habitat is therefore the mesopelagic (or twilight) zone. The widely distributed and numerous species of the family of lanternfish account for a great part of the overall biomass of deep sea fish: about 65%. As such they play an important ecological role as prey species for all kinds of larger marine vertebrates (fish, sea birds, marine mammals).](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000dgQ2prpFW.s/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000dgQ2prpFW.s.jpg)
![[captive] Lepidophanes guentheri, a species of the large group of lanternfish (or myctophid, family Myctophidae, 246 species, mykter = Greek for ‘nose’ and ophis for ‘serpent‘) shows a pattern of paired light-producing cells (photophores) located along the ventral sides and at the head. They serve to mask the fish by counterillumination and are used in intraspecific communication (shoaling, courtship). This rather small deep sea fish species (adult approx. 8 cm) performs diurnal vertical migrations: during daylight hours it can be found at depths of > 400m, at night it ascends to < 100 m. Its habitat is therefore the mesopelagic (or twilight) zone. The widely distributed and numerous species of the family of lanternfish account for a great part of the overall biomass of deep sea fish: about 65%. As such they play an important ecological role as prey species for all kinds of larger marine vertebrates (fish, sea birds, marine mammals). [size of single organism: 8 cm] Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde | Atlantischer Ozean, nahe Kap Verde](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000k4U88WoMZV4/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000k4U88WoMZV4.jpg)
![[captive] Deep sea coral Central equatorial Atlantic Ocean, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, Brazil #STP17](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000.igMAtME8ZM/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000.igMAtME8ZM.jpg)
![[captive] Phylliroe atlantica is a pelagic sea slugs (nudibranchs). Atlantic Ocean near Cape Verde. | Phylliroe atlantica ist eine frei schwimmende marine Nacktschnecke. Atlantischer Ozean, nahe Kap Verde.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00008_wV.v04wWg/fill=/fit=180x180/I00008_wV.v04wWg.jpg)
![[captive] Sea butterfly or Thecosomata (Peraclis bispinosa), Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde | Planktische Meeresschnecke (Peraclis bispinosa), Atlantischer Ozean, nahe Kap Verde](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00002eIDHEOUgkQ/fill=/fit=180x180/I00002eIDHEOUgkQ.jpg)
![[captive] Elongated bristlemouth, (Sigmops elongatus), Deep Sea fish. (Günther, 1878), (former called: Gonostoma elongatum) Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde | Borstenmäuler (Sigmops elongatus)](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000gXcDL.tlmW4/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000gXcDL.tlmW4.jpg)
![[captive] Sea elephants (Heteropoda (Synonyms Pterotracheoidea) -Heteropod - pelagic marine gastropod mollusc (Atlanta inclinata), Atlantidae, Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde | Räuberisch lebende Planktische Meeresschnecke (Atlanta inclinata), Sie ernähren sich besonders von anderen Planktonweichtieren wie den Pteropoden. Ihre Zähne haben die Form einer Radula - ein Förderband aus scharfen Messern, die ein wenig wie ein Ölbohrer wirkt. Atlantischer Ozean, nahe Kap Verde](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000uyA4nV057XE/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000uyA4nV057XE.jpg)
![[captive] Juvenile glass Squid (Bathothauma lyromma) (65) Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde | Ein Junger Glasskalmar (Bathothauma lyromma) hat seine Augen auf stielartigen Fortsätzen. Dieses Exemplar ist Faustgroß und hat zwei längere Fangarme um Beute zu fangen. Atlantischer Ozean, nahe Kap Verde](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000VTHP.3LQKlk/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000VTHP.3LQKlk.jpg)
![[captive] Veliger larva of a marine gastropod. The wing-like vela are surrounded by cilia and are used for locomotion and feeding. This larva is only 1 mm long and was photographed through a microscop. It was collected with a plakton net in a fjord close to Bergen, Norway. | Veliger-Larve einer marinen Schnecke. Die flügelähnlichen Vela sind umgeben von Flimmerhaaren und dienen der Fortbewegung und Nahrungsaufnahme. Die Larve ist nur etwa 1 mm groß und wurde durch ein Mikroskop fotografiert. Sie wurde mit einem Planktonnetz gesammelt. Raunefjord bei Bergen, Norwegen.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000lSWsq55hvRU/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000lSWsq55hvRU.jpg)
![[captive] Deep-water decapod (Sergestes larva, decapod crustacean) | Die Frisur sitzt... - auch in 3000 Metern Wassertiefe. Die Krebslarve aus der Gattung Sergestes hat fein verästelte Antennen, die das Schweben in der freien Wassersäule ermöglichen. Ausgewachsene Sergestes-Krebse sind in der Lage, durch schwache Biolumineszenz (selbst produziertes Licht)an der Körperunterseite einen Schattenwurf im Dämmerlicht zu verhindern und sich somit vor den unter ihnen lauernden Fressfeinden zu tarnen. Die Intensität ihres Leuchtens wird dabei an die aktuell von oben einfallende Lichtmenge angepasst.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000enZqsw1CEf8/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000enZqsw1CEf8.jpg)
![Magnapinna atlantica, previously known as "Magnapinna sp. A", is a species of bigfin squid known from only two specimens collected in the northern Atlantic Ocean. It is characterised by several unique morphological features: the tentacle bases are narrower than adjacent arm bases, the proximal tentacle lacks suckers but possesses glandular structures, and the animal's pigment is contained mostly in functional chromatophores. [size of single organism: 10 cm] | M. atlantica was described in 2006 by Michael Vecchione and Richard E. Young. The holotype, deposited in the National Museum of Natural History | Der Tiefseekalmar der Art Magnapinna atlantica hat einen ungewöhnlich breiten Flossensaum an seinem Mantel. Deutlich erkennbar ist das hoch entwickelte Auge, die Chromatophoren (variable Pigmentzellen in der Haut zur Farbveränderung) und die in zwei Reihen auf den Fangarmen angeordneten Saugnäpfe. Im Zentrum der Arme befindet sich die Mundöffnung mit dem papageienartigen Schnabel.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000XrANcP9yL_g/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000XrANcP9yL_g.jpg)
![[Digital focus stacking] Ostracod (Paramollicia rmynchena) The Ostracoda are one of the most successful crustacean groups with approximately 8000 living species. | Der Ostrakode (Ostracoda) oder Muschelkrebs (Paramollicia rmynchena) ist gersde mal ein 2 mm großes Krebstiere. Dennoch ist er ein echter Leckerbissen, für so manch einen Planktonfresser. So gibt es Fische, die sich außschließlich von Ostracoden ernähren](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000vCAvrZ29PyI/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000vCAvrZ29PyI.jpg)
![[captive] Cock-eyed squid (Histioteuthis bonnellii) The common name cock-eyed squid comes from the different siced eyees, the right eye is normal-sized; whereas the left eye is at least twice the diameter of the right eye and bulges out of the head. Researchers belive that cock-eyed squid uses its larger eye to see ambient sunlight, and its smaller eye to detect bioluminescence from prey animals. RV Sonne, Cruise SO285, South Atlantic, Benguela upwelling region off the coast of South Africa and Namibia | FS Sonne, Fahrt SO285, Atlantik, Benguela-Auftriebsregion vor der Küste von Südafrika und Namibia | Erdbeerkalmar, Tintenfisch (Histioteuthis bonnellii) Der gebräuchliche Name Hahnen-Augen Tintenfisch stammt von den verschieden großen Augen, das rechte Auge ist normal groß; Das linke Auge hat mindestens den doppelten Durchmesser des rechten Auges und wölbt sich aus dem Kopf heraus. Die Forscher glauben, dass die Tintenfische ihr größeres Auge verwenden, um das Umgebungslicht zu sehen, und ihr kleineres Auge, um die Biolumineszenz von Beutetieren zu erkennen.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000zO7gJQ3_hnY/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000zO7gJQ3_hnY.jpg)
![[captive] Boxer snipe eel (Nemichthys curvirostris), Deep Sea fish. Atlantic Ocean close to Cape Verde | Der Schnepfenaal (Nemichthys curvirostris) frisst kleine Krebse, wie zum Beispiel Ruderfußkrebse. Mit seinem pinzettenartigen Schnabel kann er diese geziehlt aus dem Wasser fangen. Kap Verde, Atlantik](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000iiRF_2jPTvQ/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000iiRF_2jPTvQ.jpg)
![[captive] This Sea butterfly (Cymbulia sp.) is a Pseudothecosomata. Cymbuliidae are pelagic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde | Cymbulia [von latein. cymbula = kleiner Kahn] ist eine Gattung der Kielfüßer (Familie Cymbuliidae). Sie kommen in warmen Meeren verbreitete vor und besitzen keine Kalkschale. Sie besitzen breite, flache Flossen zum Schwimmen. Atlantischer Ozean, nahe Kap Verde](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000V_9_uE86cqM/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000V_9_uE86cqM.jpg)
![[captive] Deep sea Hairy Crab Pilumnus sp. Central equatorial Atlantic Ocean, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, Brazil #STP17](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00003DJp8qAZ6aY/fill=/fit=180x180/I00003DJp8qAZ6aY.jpg)
![[captive] Sea butterfly (Cymbulia peronii) is a Pseudothecosomata. Cymbuliidae are pelagic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde | Cymbulia [von latein. cymbula = kleiner Kahn] ist eine Gattung der Kielfüßer (Familie Cymbuliidae). Sie kommen in warmen Meeren verbreitete vor und besitzen keine Kalkschale. Sie besitzen breite, flache Flossen zum Schwimmen. Atlantischer Ozean, nahe Kap Verde](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000WpW7pshaNGk/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000WpW7pshaNGk.jpg)
![[studio] Siphonophore (Physophora hydrostatica), Atlantic Ocean, Strømsholmen, North West Norway | Atlantischer Ozean, Strømsholmen, Nordwestküste von Norwegen](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000hpWlhbgY.FQ/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000hpWlhbgY.FQ.jpg)
![[captive] Juvenile Deep sea Squid (Liocranchia reinhardtii) can grow up to 15cm long and is known to inhabit depths up to 1,000 metres. This species is found globally in tropical and subtropical waters. It undergoes a gradual descent from near the surface as paralarvae to lower mesopelagic depths as near-adults. Observed in the Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde | Tiefsee-Tintenfisch (Liocranchia reinhardtii) erreicht eine Länge von bis zu 15cm und lebt in Tiefen von bis zu 1.000 Metern. Er ist weltweit in tropischen und subtropischen Gewässern zu finden. Diese Tintenfische durchlaufen eine langsame Abstiegphase, beginnend nahe der Oberfläche als Paralarven bis hin zu tieferen mesopelagischen Zonen als fast erwachsene Tiere. Beobachtet im Atlantischen Ozean, nahe Kap Verde](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00002pEmabkQy0o/fill=/fit=180x180/I00002pEmabkQy0o.jpg)
![[captive] Juvenile deep water pelagic octopus (Vitreledonella richardi). This Deep Sea Octopus can make them selfe translucent. Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde (84) (Octopoda) | Diese Tiefsee Krake (Vitrelladonella Richardi) kann sich bis auf die inneren Organe komplett transperent machen. Atlantischer Ozean, nahe Kap Verde](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000IYjk.Uir960/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000IYjk.Uir960.jpg)
![[captive] Deep sea Squid (Liocranchia reinhardtii) can grow up to 15cm long and is known to inhabit depths up to 1,000 metres. This species is found globally in tropical and subtropical waters. It undergoes a gradual descent from near the surface as paralarvae to lower mesopelagic depths as near-adults. Observed in the Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde | Tiefsee-Tintenfisch (Liocranchia reinhardtii) erreicht eine Länge von bis zu 15cm und lebt in Tiefen von bis zu 1.000 Metern. Er ist weltweit in tropischen und subtropischen Gewässern zu finden. Diese Tintenfische durchlaufen eine langsame Abstiegphase, beginnend nahe der Oberfläche als Paralarven bis hin zu tieferen mesopelagischen Zonen als fast erwachsene Tiere. Beobachtet im Atlantischen Ozean, nahe Kap Verde](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000ujirKWszp9Y/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000ujirKWszp9Y.jpg)
![[captive] Winged snail eggs (Limacina retroversa). Raunefjorden near Bergen, Norway. | Eier der Flügelschnecke (Limacina retroversa). Raunefjord bei Bergen, Norwegen.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000qPjPv6YaaCw/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000qPjPv6YaaCw.jpg)
![[captive] Naked Sea Butterfly, Sea Angel or Common Clione (Clione limacina) is a pelagic sea slug found from surface waters to more than 500 m depth. Its foot forms two"wings" that are used for locomotion. the sea angle preys on shelled pteropods in the water column. Raunefjorden near Bergen, Norway. | Gymnosomata Die Ruderschnecke (Clione limacina) kommt von der Oberfläche bis zu mehr als 500 m Wassertiefe vor. Ihr Fuß hat die Gestalt zweier flügelförmiger Lappen (Parapodien), mit denen sie sich durch Ruderbewegungen aktiv fortbewegt. Sie jagt Flügelschnecken (Pteropode) in der freien Wassersäule. Raunefjord bei Bergen, Norwegen.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000Z2e5ShGLPzo/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000Z2e5ShGLPzo.jpg)
![[captive] Female polychaete worm (Myrianida prolifera) with eggs. Raunefjorden near Bergen, Norway. | Borstenwurm-Weibchen (Myrianida prolifera) mit Eiern. Raunefjord bei Bergen, Norwegen.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000M9j1eRk5PIo/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000M9j1eRk5PIo.jpg)
![[captive] Deep-water decapod (Sergestes larva, decapod crustacean) | Die Frisur sitzt... - auch in 3000 Metern Wassertiefe. Die Krebslarve aus der Gattung Sergestes hat fein verästelte Antennen, die das Schweben in der freien Wassersäule ermöglichen. Ausgewachsene Sergestes-Krebse sind in der Lage, durch schwache Biolumineszenz (selbst produziertes Licht)an der Körperunterseite einen Schattenwurf im Dämmerlicht zu verhindern und sich somit vor den unter ihnen lauernden Fressfeinden zu tarnen. Die Intensität ihres Leuchtens wird dabei an die aktuell von oben einfallende Lichtmenge angepasst.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000pGb_Pqd2xcI/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000pGb_Pqd2xcI.jpg)
![Veliger Snail Larvae - A veliger is the planktonic larva of many kinds of marine and fresh-water gastropod molluscs. [size of single organism: 0,7 mm] Trondheimfjord, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway | Dieses als Veliger -Larve bezeichnete Entwicklungsstadium einer Meeres-Schnecke lebt planktonisch, also in der freien Wassersäule schwebend ohne nennenswerten Einfluss auf die von Strömungen vorgegebene Bewegungsrichtung. Veliger-Larven finden sich als Jungformen bei vielen aquatischen Schnecken (Süßwasser und Salzwasser). Trondheimfjord, Norwegen](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00008PvYS.Y7FYA/fill=/fit=180x180/I00008PvYS.Y7FYA.jpg)
![[captive] Polychaete (Tomopteris helgolandicus) also known as Bristleworm. Head only Trondheimfjord, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway [size of single organism: 1,8 cm] | Ein frei in der Wassersäule schwimmender, fast völlig trensparenter Borstenwurm (Tomopteris helgolandicus). Dieser wurm kann biolumineszieren und ist damit teil des Meeresleuchten. Trondheimfjord, Norwegen](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000fddQXoVwgZs/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000fddQXoVwgZs.jpg)
![[captive] Dinophyte from the genus Ceratium tripos Trondheimfjord, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway | Ein Einzeller aus der Gruppe der Dinoflagellaten mit dem wissenschaftlichen Namen Ceratium tripos.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000OeN893dqveU/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000OeN893dqveU.jpg)
![Deepwater soft coral (Capnella glomerata), Atlantic Ocean, Strømsholmen, North West Norway [size of single organism: 1,2 m] | Die Weichkoralle (Capnella glomerata) gehört zu den Kaltwasserkorallen, die vor der Nordwestküste von Norwegen ab einer Wassertiefe von 40m zu finden sind. Trondheimfjord Norwegen](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000clXU2RtNxdg/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000clXU2RtNxdg.jpg)
![pelagic octopod (Vitreledonella richardi) . It has a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and subtropical waters where it lives at meso- to bathypelagic depths. The body is gelatinous, transparent and almost colourless. The peculiar long, narrow shape and position of the digestive gland is seen in the title photograph. The stomach and caecum, unlike most other octopods, is reportedly located anterior to the digestive gland. [size of single organism: 7 cm] (Octopoda) | Der Glaskrake (Vitreledonella richardi) lebt in der freien Wassersäule, während die meisten anderen Krakenarten am Meeresboden zu finden sind. Zur Tarnung vor optisch nach Beute suchenden Räubern ist der Glaskrake fast durchsichtig.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000t9Ld4d.Yjjw/fill=/fit=180x180/I0000t9Ld4d.Yjjw.jpg)
