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This is one of the three deep-sea catshark species found in the Northeast Pacific, the longnose catshark, Apristurus kampae. They are found at depths ranging from 180 to 1,888 meters (590 to 6,500).
Catsharks are bottom feeders and are most active at night, often sleeping in groups during the day and hunting at night.
Galiteuthis phyllura, also known as the cockatoo squid, lives in the North Pacific from 200 to over 1,000 meters (660 to 3,280 feet) deep. This species has a transparent body and photophores, or light organs, under their eyes. We often encounter them hanging horizontally in the water column with their arms raised above their heads.
splashdown — 6/22/2024
It lives 53 to 120 meters (174 to 394 feet) deep which makes it a rare sight — and very expensive in the aquarium trade. Like other marine angelfish, it is a protogynous hermaphrodite, which means that the females can change their sex to become male.
Lobonema smithii (x)