10 minutes of fascinating deep-sea animals | Into The Deep

Enjoy 10 minutes of mesmerizing deep-sea animals filmed by MBARI’s remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) in the depths of Monterey Bay and beyond. This is a companion video for species identification to our education and conservation partner @MontereyBayAquarium ’s “Why Do Deep Sea Animals Look So Weird?!“: Get ready to explore the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s latest exhibition, “Into the Deep: Exploring our Undiscovered Ocean“: Animals in order of appearance: (Sizes are maximum length, depths are published ranges) 00:00 Peacock squid (Taonius sp.) | Size: 66 cm (26 in.) mantle length | Depth: 300–1,700 m (1,000–5,600 ft.) 00:16 Psychedelic jelly (Crossota millsae) | Size: 2.8 cm (about 1 in) across | Depth: below 1,000 - 3,300 m (3,300 - 10,800 ft.) 00:32 Blob sculpin (Psychrolutes phrictus) | Size: 70 cm (26 in.) | Depth: 800–2,800 m (2,600–9,200 ft.) 00
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