MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) | Creature feature: Some of MBARI's most iconic deep-sea critters @MBARIvideo | Uploaded August 2020 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
As MBARI explores the deep sea, it is exciting to discover living creatures we’ve never seen before. But some animals—for their wacky shapes, splendid colors, or bizarre lifestyles—remain long-standing staff favorites.

Learn more about six of our most iconic deep-sea critters (Lampocteis cruentiventer, the bloody-belly comb jelly; Scotoplanes sp., the sea pig, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, the vampire squid; Chrondrocladia lyra, the harp sponge; Anoplogaster cornuta, the fangtooth; and Macropinna microstoma, the barreleye fish), including exclusive footage and information about how each animal thrives in the deep ocean on our Creature feature page: mbari.org/products/creature-feature

Video production team: Madison Pobis, Kyra Schlining, Susan von Thun, Sierra Garcia
Video editor: Madison Pobis


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