DEEP SEA DIVE

Scroll to the bottom of the ocean to find fascinating creatures. Many deep sea creatures are equipped with bioluminescence — the ability to light up. See if you can find all 12! (Hint: they'll glow when you hover over them)

Sunlight Zone (0m)

0-12m, 4in CLOWNFISH
0-12m, 41in OLIVE FLOUNDER

Born looking like any typical fish until they go through metamorphosis, shifting their features to one side of their body.

0-18m, 8in OVAL SQUID
0-30m, 12in LEAFY SEA DRAGON
0-30m, 7in BUTTERFLYFISH
0-50m, 6in BLUE-RINGED OCTOPUS

Small but deadly — has enough venom to kill 26 humans within minutes.

0-50m, 24in FRIED EGG JELLYFISH
20-50m, 40in RED SNAPPER
0-80m, 12in ZEBRA TURKEYFISH
3-85m, 3in FLAMBOYANT CUTTLEFISH
0-6000m, 40in SEA STAR

Sea stars can have up to 40 regenerative arms!

80-300m, 13ft HAMMERHEAD SHARK
20-180m, 16in SEA BASS
0-200m, 3ft GREEN SEA TURTLE
50-200m, 10ft SUNFISH

Considered one of the most prolific vertebrates — a female sunfish can lay up to 300,000,000 eggs at one time!

50-400m, 12in ANCHOVIES
100-250m, 20ft ORCAS

Orcas must sleep with one eye open and half a brain conscious in order to actively breathe.

0-5000m, 2in SEA URCHIN
100-1000m, 8in HORSE MACKEREL

Twilight Zone (200m)

10-450m, 20ft MANTA RAY
200-300m, 1in TOMOPTERIS PLANKTON
0-500m, 2in SEA ANGEL

Shell-less sea snails that propel themselves by flapping their wing-like feet.

100-600m KRILL
300-600m GIANT SQUID

Although they are the largest squid discovered (max 13m long!), giant squids are rarely seen.

50-600m JAPANESE SPIDER CRAB

Has the largest leg span of any arthropod (max 3.7m long!)

5-700m NAUTILUS

A type of mollusk also known as a "living fossil".

360-900m LANTERNFISH

These fish account for over 60% of all deep-sea biomass!

0-1000m STRAWBERRY SQUID

Can simultaneously look up, down, and sideways as it jets through the ocean.

1000m BLUEFIN TUNA
700m COELACANTH

Coelacanths (seel-a-canth) were thought to have gone extinct 65 million years ago.

650-3000m OARFISH
0-1900m WHALE SHARK

Gentle giants — lacking teeth, whale sharks filter feed on plankton.

700-1000m SIPHONOPHORE
600-1200m VAMPIRE SQUID

Unlike any other squids, vampire squids feed on marine snow — nutritious organic material that rain down from above.

Midnight Zone (1,000m)

1000-2250m SPERM WHALE
1000-2000m ANGLERFISH
500-3000m PELICAN EEL

Can unhinge its jaw to swallow animals much larger than itself!

1900-3600m TUBEWORMS
170-2100m GIANT ISOPOD

The largest giant isopod recorded was 2.5ft long.

1000m, 4in BARRELEYE

Has a transparent head containing clear fluids and its eyes. Can only look forward and upward.

1000-4000m ALARM JELLY

The Abyss (4,000m)

4000m DUMBO OCTOPUS

Named after the elephant — has ear-like fins that are used for steering.

1200-4800m, 5in SEA PIG

A sea cucumber with legs. Sometimes baby crabs hitch a ride on them.

Trenches (6,000m)

7200m COMB JELLY

Surprisingly, not related to jellyfish! They don't sting.

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BRISTLE WORM

Breaks apart easily when handled, but can regenerate.