Evidence type
Observed once
A single recorded encounter. The record is real but the sample is one, so it establishes that something happened rather than how often.
What is a dumbo octopus?
A dumbo octopus is a finned deep-sea octopus in the cirrate group. It swims mainly with ear-like fins and webbed arms, and confirmed observations extend to 6,957 meters.
Deep seaWhat happens when a whale dies in the deep ocean?
A whale carcass can become a whale fall, feeding scavengers, worms, microbes, and chemosynthetic communities in stages that may support deep-sea life for decades.
Deep seaWhat is a yeti crab?
Yeti crabs are deep-sea crustaceans in the family Kiwaidae. Some grow chemosynthetic bacteria on hair-like setae and harvest those bacteria as food near vents or methane seeps.
Deep seaWhat is the deepest fish ever recorded?
The deepest fish recorded on video is a snailfish filmed at 8,336 meters in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench. Snailfish collected at 8,022 meters are the deepest fish captured.